There's that saying that goes: "People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime".

In my 20 years on God's green earth, I've discovered that seasonal friendships are the most common. I've considered a plethora of people my close friends, and some have decided to quietly excuse themselves while some have slammed the door behind them.

Seasonal friendships aren't all bad, though. Seasonal friends are put into your life to help you discover what you want to be more like or what you want to steer from. My only wish is that there was a stamp on their head that said "Hey I'm not gonna be in your life for that long so don't get too attached to me". But that's not practical at all.

Seasonal friendships aren't meant to make you bitter to the rest of humanity, but to help you stand taller the next time a shitty person walks into your life seasonal friendship occurs. 😋 Sure, I'm bitter about the seasonal friendships that I've experienced, but I've realized that staying ill-hearted doesn't benefit anybody. When you go through a friend break up, as cliche as it sounds, you find out who really has your back.

Find the people that go out of their way to make you laugh even though you're a stubborn asshole that wants to wallow in your own self pity. Find the people that will listen to you complain about the same thing for the 100th time, but will tell you to shut up when they know that it's time for you to get over it.

So here's to you, seasonal friends. Thank you for helping me find my lifetime friends. And I hope that through me, you can find yours as well.