Have you ever noticed that the older we get the faster time goes. When we were young time dragged on forever; the summer holidays lasted forever, Christmas and birthdays never came quick enough and rainy days were hell! Adulthood, now you can blink and miss half the year or take a nap and a whole year is gone.
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So when you leave something as an adult even with the best of intentions to come back to it in a few minutes, the next day, the next week, it never quite works out like that. The next thing you know and a year has gone by and your blog hasn't had a post. A week turns into a month turns into year(s) and you haven't spoken to that friend that meant the world to you in so long that now it would seem strange to talk to them. Time makes some things harder. Harder to type the first few lines, harder to dial the number, harder to make that first move.
Yet they say 'time heals all wounds'. Maybe this is the ultimate time paradox?
After losing a dear friend recently the advice I got from his wife really struck a chord, 'you don't know how much time you have, tell the people around you what they mean to you'. So do it today folks, tell your people that they are your people, reconnect those friendships you miss, work hard not to lose those friendships that mean something to you...there may not always be time to do it tomorrow!
I'll leave you with an artist my daughter has introduced me to and this song just seems right.
Love and hugs from me.
Molly loves this song and Lewis Capaldi, they obviously have great taste. We say the same thing every Christmas - that we will see each other more but life just seems to get in the way x let's see if we can manage once a month! X
ReplyDeleteI can't even say how much this makes my heart happy--you writing here again. And this was beautiful. Your words are so true, and you are *so* my people. Love and hugs right back atcha.
ReplyDeleteLovely to read this Alison and a wonderful sentiment to live life by, something that's all to easy to forget in the hectic lives we live today. And though I've heard the Lewis Capaldi song before I hadn't seen the video...certainly brought tears to my eyes...
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