It is graduation season. The end of a journey and the start of a new beginning. All of the hard work is going into action. one of the hardest things is not seeing some of your closest friends every day. But what about those friends that stay behind to continue school?

Seeing close friends graduate and move on is such an enriching experience. Like friendships should, the support and love are what keeps the connection going. Although it may be sad to see them leave, life does move on. But you may be wondering about how to adjust without certain people around and how to manage those mixed feelings.

Guess what? It is 100% normal to feel that way and to be slightly confused about what to do next. There are many ways to cope with the feelings of someone near and dear graduates. According to Forbes, the suggest one of the first steps is to acknowledge that the friendship is going to change. Life is happening and the circumstances are changing, but it is normal to feel confused. The next step that is suggested is to celebrate your friends' accomplishments! Graduation is a huge milestone in someone's life and looking back on how much blood, sweat and tears that most likely went into that degree makes the happiness worthwhile.

And one of the last things to do — and something you can do a few times — is celebrate the amazing friendship you and someone have had and to be excited for what is to come. Being sad will happen, but distracting that with happiness is the best thing to try.

So, are you and a friend about to or going through a graduation and feeling nervous? Do not worry, you can and will get through it.