pangea

in the last fifteen months i have taken leaps and bounds in the evolution department. it is the weirdest feeling, seeing the world with different eyes and processing it with a new mindset. i came from a suburb where 95 percent of my friends at my high school graduation where my friends from my kindergarten promotion. the remaining 5 percent of those new friends all had similar views on the world around around us; our parents' went to dinner parties together; we all had the same extra circular activities. 

most of us went away to college, and with just a few exceptions came back home to our comfort zone. with the world ever changing around us, faster than ever it is important to have a good grip on yourself so you don't get swept away with the current.  

when push comes to shove and you have to stand your ground, it can feel like everything you know drifts apart like the the separation of continents. just like the earthquakes that separated south america from africa, maturing and discovering ones self can start the drift between best friends. 

i don't regret how i have behaved in the past or any choices i have made in building my current life. in fact i would do it all over again in a heartbeat because sitting here right now, i am happier than ever at where my life is and where it seems to be going. everything i am surrounded by, whether it be friends, family, careers, ideals or material thing are all on the same wave length...sure some individual things in those categories have switched frequencies, but it's their prerogative.  

sometimes i'll be reminded of a funny inside joke with a friend i no longer speak to, but it doesn't make me want to change anything. despite the ocean between us we still hold outlines that connected us like a puzzle, but we continue to develop and thrive like completely separate entities.