Friends are a lot like clothing. Best friends are there forever like that sweatshirt you lounge around in every season with your mud masque and hair tied up cleaning the house. People you know are there for a season, kind of like mass-produced clothing that you find in the stores that changes every two weeks.
I have more clothing then I actually wear . I have more shoes than I actually wear . I know who my true friends are. I know who my seasonal friends are. As I was getting my items ready for donating, I got to thinking, is it time to clean house with my friends? How many of friends actually take the time to actually care about me like I care about them? So why not clean house?
The best friendships in life are the kind when you have those periods of constant communication, constant contact and then you have those periods of distance but as soon as you reconnect, it’s as if nothing was ever missing. I like those a lot. It’s not overwhelming, you don’t feel like your being smothered. It’s an organic and natural cycle.I do think that seasonal friends are sometimes needed. However, as I get older, I realize that seasons change and I prefer my seasons to have a little more longevity.
It makes it hard to know which items to get rid of and which items that I really find are worth keeping close to me. That’s the great thing about life. Letting go one, to make room for another. When it comes to my shoes, that’ll take some time to figure that out.
Dre
I’d never really thought about comfortable clothing and friends as being similar. A very good point and comparison, my friend. This made for interesting reading and makes sense. It probably is applicable for all possessions. As we are in the first weeks of a new year, it’s a timely piece of wisdom.
Thanks for offering this! Much love and naked hugs, Dre! 🙂
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Where can I get those shoes that are pictured?! Love them!!
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Solestruck but I’d check ebay. Adidas Jeremy Scott. I even saw them on Amazon. I’m such a bargain shopper that I scour and scour and scour until I can’t anymore.
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