I was on my spin bike this morning on a "need to loose weight before we hit the beach next month" ride and I started to do a little reflecting. I am a big believer in living in the present, (plus that's about all I have energy for) the here and now, but every now and then it's nice to pause and reflect! It's funny how people come in and out of our lives. Take for example my BBF Mollie. I can't imagine not having her in my life but there has been years were we haven't been in touch but just knowing that she is in on this planet makes it all okay. Then there are people that are a flash in the pan and it's fun to look back, smile, and thank that person for the utter chaos or good times they had in your life. I'm grateful for every one of them!
I was talking to a friend last week and she had mentioned a person that I'd met years ago and my friend was telling me about a nasty break-up that the person I'd met long ago is currently going through and how ugly and awful it was (who hasn't been there!??!). It made me sad for her and I thought maybe I should reach out even though we haven't seen each other in years and just be a friendly helping hand if she needs or wants it. My friend also told me about how public the ex-boyfriend is being about their breakup and spreading rumors and airing their dirty laundry (in small community). That made me even more sad for her. Having ugly rumors out there even when they are not true in a small community is really shitty. Don't believe the hype people! It's funny (not really funny more sad) that people like to hear and believe the dirty ugly things in a relationship when in reality it's between two people and it doesn't make either a bad person to be going through a break up it's just a hard time. It's life and as ugly as it can be sometimes it's best (I've found) to turn, walk away and be grateful that you have that ability. It's so hard to not to want to defend every ugly thing that's put out there about you by someone who is hurt or down right malicious. Chin up, buttercup!!
I know this is a bit of a jumbled messy rant and I could of probably written it over 100 times but I guess the bottom line is that we all need to be kind to one another, you never know what a person is going through and sometimes just that little extra smile or hug can make it a little better!!
Happy Monday!
Love and Gratitude!