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An Open Letter To The Friends Who Drifted Apart

Sometimes I saw it coming, sometimes I didn't

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My entire life I've had people come and go. It used to bother me a lot, but I've grown to accept it. Sometimes people aren't meant to stay with you for the rest of your life. They're brought in for a while, to teach you something, or to just be with you during that season of your life. Eventually, time catches up with you and suddenly, you've drifted apart. Maybe you didn't realize it, or maybe you did. This is for those people.


To the friends who drifted apart,

For some of you, I never realized we'd drifted so far away. I apologize for promising to always be there, when I am clearly not right now. As anyone who knows me, I've always been bad with communicating sometimes. I also always hate to break a promise. Life gets busy and you lose track of time, but that shouldn't be an excuse. I've always tried to keep up with people, so I hope you don't hold that against me. I hope that things in your life are going your way. When you happen across my mind, or I see your username pop up on Twitter or Instagram, know I always take a second to pray for you. We always talked about our dreams and what we wanted to achieve in life, and even though I may not actively be in your life at this moment, I still hope you achieve those dreams. One day we'll reconnect, maybe one day soon, and I hope we act like nothing has changed.

For some of you, I did know we were drifting apart and I tried my best to stop it. Sometimes no matter how hard you try to keep someone close, like I said above, they aren't meant to stay for the next season of life. I won't lie and say it didn't suck/hurt. I've always heard that loosing friends is worse than a bad break-up, no matter the circumstances. I made a lot of promises, and I'm sorry I broke them. Wherever you are in life right now, I hope you're doing well. I hope God has blessed you as much as He's blessed me, and I hope he continues too. Maybe you'll come back in another season of life, or maybe you won't and that's okay. Thank you for everything you did for me.

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