Moving forward and moving on.

Throughout my short eighteen years on the planet, I have run into and met many people. Some have been in my life since day one, age five, or I just met them yesterday.

But, I have met a handful of people over the years that I thought were going to be permanently in my life, but God had a different plan.

I am lucky enough to have been blessed with a best friend who has stuck with me since second grade, another since sixth grade, and then my other half who has always been there since eighth grade.

I have met a lot of people who I thought were my best friends, but now I don’t know them at all.

Something very important that I have learned is that not everyone that you lose is a loss. Sometimes losing people or ending friendships is more of a benefit than anything else.

Not everyone you meet is meant to be in your life forever. Also, I truly believe that everything happens for a reason.

One of my favorite sayings is - everything happens for a reason, it is either a lesson or a blessing.

While losing people who you thought, or really were a huge part of your life can be very difficult. It can be heartbreaking. Whether it is a girlfriend or boyfriend, a best friend, or a family member. When someone walks out of your life, or you cut them out, it’s going to hurt.

Hurting is okay. Feeling hurt is okay, you just can’t let that feeling last forever.

Eventually, you will move on, you will live your normal life again. You will thrive after you have cut out those dead relationships. You will become stronger and greater than before.

So this is to my friends and family who have walked out of my life, THANK YOU.

Thank you for helping me become a better person.

Thank you for showing me one of the biggest life lessons I have learned.

Thank you for helping me want to thrive and succeed.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

And just know that I am not bitter. I am thankful. You have helped and shown me things I never even realized.