You aren’t supposed to stay the same person forever. We are all individuals experiencing change in one way or another every day, as sudden as a traumatic event, or as anticipated and as beautiful as the changing of the seasons.

It’s perfectly normal to grow apart from friends we’ve been close with for a long time. Especially as we grow older. We all change and evolve at different points in our lives, but sometimes, you may suddenly feel that those you used to relate to are on different paths. It seems that you are no longer surrounded by equals, but by immature, stagnant, or closed-minded people. We grow tired of having to explain ourselves and our boundaries. We no longer feel heard, or appreciated, or understood, and it’s tiring.

It’s quite rare to find friends and connections that grow with us throughout life, and that’s just the way it is. So if you feel the need to cut ties with someone that drains you, makes you feel unfulfilled, used, or lonely; let them go. And if someone has told you that your friendship is no longer fulfilling to them, respect it. Let it go, and continue on your path. Their absence only allows you more room to let new people better suited for you, to enter your life.

Hold your memories dear, and continue on your path. All will be okay, even if it hurts in the moment. The people that are meant to be in your life, will enter your life when it’s time – even if its not permanent. And the cycle continues.