February 22, 2010 Make New Friends, But Keep the Old
Remember that song from Girl Scouts – one is silver and the other gold. Well, maybe you don’t remember, but it has always been one of those songs that I remember.
This past weekend I was very blessed to spend a lot of time with friends, some old some new. It made me so aware that yes, you should keep in touch with friends – they add so much to our lives, and you should continue to grow your circle of friends, they too add to your life.
Part of the group of friends that I went out with this weekend were part of a very hurtful time in my life – they were at the sidelines, but I felt that they did not stick up for me when I needed them. I drifted away from them. But this weekend I realized that it was part of the grand plan and if I hadn’t gone through that part of my life – I wouldn’t be where I am today. Forgiveness! Not for them, I’m sure that they never thought they did anything wrong, but forgiving people is very freeing and allows you to move on and put hurtful things in your past where they belong.
So today I am again singing the Girl Scout song – Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold!
Just my voice.
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Vinay Kumar
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What a beautiful post Cathi. This part about everything part of a grand plan is something I am coming to learn as well. While I am embarrassed to admit this, but it’s true, that for so long I would blame my externals for my own unhappiness, struggles, etc. I tried to change my externals and so on.
I looked every where, but within. As I began to do that, boy, that was scary at first. But now I have started to more and more look within for in the end that’s where I can change. And since our outer is a reflection of our inner, if we want to change our lives, we have to begin by looking at ourselves only and begin to make the changes within.