im back! its been a long long time! i had to take a few weeks off for work. it was just getting nuts.
but its back to being somewhat manageable, so here i am :)
today's picture story comes from a friends daughter. she just sent me this email with this picture and quote in it, and it broke my heart a little bit. <3
but its back to being somewhat manageable, so here i am :)
today's picture story comes from a friends daughter. she just sent me this email with this picture and quote in it, and it broke my heart a little bit. <3
"Friendship isn't about who you've known the longest.
It's about who came in and never left your side."
the older you get, the more you realize how true, and how rare it is that people stay.
lots of people love to promise forever. "best friends". "no matter what." "i can't imagine my life without you."
but it's a damn few who are brave enough to follow that up with action. to put in the time and effort.
that don't run when it gets really hard, or really uncomfortable. that can get over themselves, and strive for something greater than the both of you. who realize that hard times pass, no matter how long they last.
and if you cant find it in your heart to stick it out, to MAKE that person (or people) worth the effort-
you don't deserve them in the first place. because if you're not going to stick around when it's hard,
you sure don't deserve to be there when it's great. and that's just how friendship and love is.
it's work. wonderful, hard, heartbreaking, rewarding, the-only-thing-that-matters- WORK.
the ones with the maturity to do JUST that- stick around. try. keep trying.
keep trying even when they're broken.
those are the only true of heart in this world.
because if someone leaves you when it gets hard- they're not in it for the right reasons anyway.
the rest- just let em go. they're not worth it. not worth the time, not worth the tears,
they're not worth anything. they have to figure it out on their own... and they might never do that...
no matter how much you want them to.
but the ones who stick around on their own... the ones who have done the personal work,
the ones with the maturity, the ones who know the value of BEING a friend and how much it takes for someone else
to be THEIR friend... to keep trying and showing up no matter what- no matter how hard it is...
THEY- are worth everything.
<3
It's about who came in and never left your side."
the older you get, the more you realize how true, and how rare it is that people stay.
lots of people love to promise forever. "best friends". "no matter what." "i can't imagine my life without you."
but it's a damn few who are brave enough to follow that up with action. to put in the time and effort.
that don't run when it gets really hard, or really uncomfortable. that can get over themselves, and strive for something greater than the both of you. who realize that hard times pass, no matter how long they last.
and if you cant find it in your heart to stick it out, to MAKE that person (or people) worth the effort-
you don't deserve them in the first place. because if you're not going to stick around when it's hard,
you sure don't deserve to be there when it's great. and that's just how friendship and love is.
it's work. wonderful, hard, heartbreaking, rewarding, the-only-thing-that-matters- WORK.
the ones with the maturity to do JUST that- stick around. try. keep trying.
keep trying even when they're broken.
those are the only true of heart in this world.
because if someone leaves you when it gets hard- they're not in it for the right reasons anyway.
the rest- just let em go. they're not worth it. not worth the time, not worth the tears,
they're not worth anything. they have to figure it out on their own... and they might never do that...
no matter how much you want them to.
but the ones who stick around on their own... the ones who have done the personal work,
the ones with the maturity, the ones who know the value of BEING a friend and how much it takes for someone else
to be THEIR friend... to keep trying and showing up no matter what- no matter how hard it is...
THEY- are worth everything.
<3
