Over the past year, I have gone through a variety of different friend groups. Of which, I detached myself from a friend group that I was closest to for four years, and shortly thereafter became naturally attached to a new, more fun, and less judgmental, friend group.

After realizing a more fun friend group isn't always a solution, I detached myself from a group of people who made me feel less than, made me feel guilty for who I am, and overall wanted me to change who I was in order to align with their standard of someone worthy of their company, which I eventually realized I was better off without. After cleansing myself of these toxic relationships, I realized just how significantly the people who you surround yourself with can impact your mental health.

Consequently, until now I hadn't been able to fully articulate how eye-opening this summer has been. However, I still may not be able to fully comprehend the capacity of what this upcoming school year may have to offer in personal growth, genuine connections, and cultural or spiritual education.

Nevertheless, the idea that prompted this epiphany was none other than my Twitter timeline. As per usual, Twitter is the forum that has made me aware of just how similar we all are and how whether we want to believe it or not, we're all practically living the same life. So without further ado, I figured I'd share some of the ever-so-relatable tweets that have put my very experience into words that I couldn't, or even made me understand that losing people in your life is not always a loss.

Clear?

Let this be a reminder to not feel guilty if you start cutting off people who are bad for you.

Leave it by the curb

No bad vibes in this house.

It takes two to tango

It takes two for a healthy relationship.

Change is the only constant

Let that sink in.

Ghosts aren't always scary

Maybe going off the grid will hurt less.