Why is it that we tend to freeze people in time, particularly those we haven't seen in a long time? Only very few people are not changed by time and experience. Change is constant. Nothing remains the same. Even mountains and rocks are changed, weathered. So why is it we expect that someone we knew 10, 15, 20 years ago is the same? And, if they haven't changed, what did they hold so tightly in their hands as absolute?
Moving to a new place can be the most liberating experience. It gives you the opportunity to reinvent yourself, free of others preconceptions. It's like being reborn. The difficulty lies in the past. People who knew you "back when" still have you stuck in their past with no quarter given. For some there is no redemption, no forgiveness.
I choose growth, change, forgiveness and love.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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