Worlds Apart

Dear Journal,

For the first time since my relocation to London, I feel sad. My vivacious self woke up this morning feeling a bit depressed. Sitting on the tube and unable to muster a smile, it dawned on me that I was missing my friends and family.

As my friend Linda would say, you are allowed to get one day a month maybe to miss your family. I had survived almost five months without feeling this sadness but this just reminds me that I am human as well.

Although I missed my friends, another realization hit me. It was time to let go of some of them. Some friendships have proven themselves a great deal of work and sometimes unworthy of attention. I will miss these friends but what I did not realise is that we already drifted apart slowly but surely these last few years.

Right now, it feels like the gap between us is not just 6 or 10 or 14 hours away. It feels like we are worlds apart. It is with a heavy heart that I let them go. It is saddening that life happen to relationships but I believe that this is the first step to re-establishing new friendships and creating new bonds.

As I sat in front of my laptop writing this post, I can almost hear some people say, why do I have to read this, it does not apply to me. I agree it might not apply to you… yet.. but it will eventually. It happens to the best of us. And when you feel that tug at your heart, just know that someday, you will look back and feel better knowing you have made the right decision….. or will you?

As always, I would love to hear what you think? Is it better to move forward or to work hard at friendships that might fail anyway? Is it like distant relationships that are doomed to fail?

Love

Sharon