That said, I haven't ever really been good at that. If you were to look at my social media, you would find people there from a LOT of past stages... people from my high school, college, different jobs, social media groups connected with life changes, family, and more. Not all people that I knew from those past stages are still in my life, but there are many from a lot of them. Why? I don't believe in mentally purging people from my social media, just because they are no longer physically a part of my environment.
Life is also now not as tied to what is physically around you as it used to be. I have had times when my social media connections were my strongest connections that helped me get through many things, and I helped them. Unlike the social media definition of "friends" I try to actually be a friend to mine, if they are likewise making an effort to be in mine. Plus, most people are only a flight away, nowadays. If I am hard at work and make time for a friend or family every few months, what is the difference if they live in my town or fly into my town or me into theirs. Moving is only an address in regards to connecctions.
Life is not a story that is told and then is over. Days, weeks, months pass and then people get together and the story continues.. or it does simply by a message. In this life, nothing is ever really over, until we are. Life does not get replaced or shrink, unless we let it do so. Indeed, some of the lost connections of which I am trying to repair came because of lost efforts to keep the connection going.
So, this blog post is simply to say that if you think that you are ever alone or have lost connection to others, it might be a faulty perception or lack of effort that is causing that to be so. Your life should not stay in the past, but that does not mean that the past cannot come with you into your new chapters.
May your life keep growing and expanding, and if you are ever feeling alone send me a message. I will be there for you.