Life lesson learned about friendship

Life advice with Mimi!!!! I feel like that could be a little jingle to a commercial or something. I’m just kidding though, I don't know how meaningful or good my life advice would be so instead, I'm going to share a life lesson I have learned recently. In particular, a life lesson about friendship. Friends are such a blessing. I can't imagine my life without them. Actually I can… I'd for sure be a crazy cat lady, and I HATE cats. Sorry to all the cat lovers out there, that's just my opinion LOL. Old friends have helped me get through tough times and making new friends has helped me get through the same tough things in a different way. Friendships can be so, so complicated, but oh, so simple. I would like to share a realization I have come to in my own life. This realization is that different people have different relationships with people because we are all different. Common sense, right? Or so it would seem… and so one would think. I wish I could have realized sooner that different people have different relationships with people because we are all different. Therefore, there's no reason to try and be better than somebody or out-do them. It's so simple, but for some reason, I didn’t realize that for the longest time. I was always trying to be better. Not in a good way. Not growing and learning, just trying to be better. Like one of those > less than or < greater than math problems. I was trying to be all >. Think about this for a spiffy sec: no relationship that you have with someone will be the same as their relationship with someone else. You could be super close with someone and they could be super close with somebody else. No matter how hard you try to duplicate the friendship, it just won't be same. I've hyped up and brought drama to a few friendships trying to act cooler than I actually am and trying act more put-together than I am (when we all know I never will be "put-together" LOL). For the longest time I let my fear of the unknown (what people thought about me) and my pride affect meaningful friendships that were already there. Trying to act different so people like me and so I seem better was such a big big mistake. Trying to make people jealous from my own jealousy. This is so messed up because my identity is found in Christ, not in pleasing other people. I even ran right over perfectly good relationships trying to seek better ones when they were already good. So here's what I learned: 1. Appreciate the people you have in your life. Enjoy each unique relationship on its own how it is. Your relationship with somebody is irreplaceable, and you are irreplaceable. 2. Don't compare your friendships to other friendships, don't compare your friends to other people, and don't compare yourself to anyone but yourself. Only strive to please and bring honor to God. 3. Just stop trying to be someone you’re not. That's LAME. Someday the friends you have may not be in your life the way they are now and you're gonna wish you had spent more time living in the moment and being your actual self... at least I do. You know, I wish I had learned this sooner but at the same time I'm glad I didn't because now is a time of my life where I'm making new friends. I realize my mistakes and can strive to be a better individual and friend. I think for now that is all I have to share and say. Have a fanfreakintastic day ya'll!!