Balancing the seven dimensions of wellness

I know I've written before about the value of friendship and how crucial good people in our lives are. It can encompass all of the seven dimensions of wellness of Balance Your Seven..

When we have good folks that populate our circle we are more enriched and blossom. 

I recently took a walk with one of these people who have helped to enrich my life. We had a great chat, and then I grew sad. I have recently begun to realize how many of these people from my past I have lost contact with. For one reason or another I have let many important friendships drift away to the point I no longer know anything about those people any longer. This fact saddens me. 

Why does this happen? In my case it is partly a result of several moves in recent years, and children who occupy the majority of my time. But this is really no excuse. I have decided to be a bit more proactive and reach out to those who I've drifted from. I know several of us have changed, and maybe people come into our lives for only a short time and for a certain reason. This helps shape who we are as individuals. 

I was with a girlfriend recently who I only see maybe once a year. I realized that I don't know her as well as I thought I did, and the side to her that I recently saw was not my favorite. She is at a stressful period in her life and this highlighted a very forceful, negative part of her personality. Maybe it's a good thing we don't live next door to one another and only get together briefly. I told my walking companion this and she too has experienced a similar "falling out" of many friends. I guess this is a lesson in holding those you hold dear very close. We must not take for granted our relationships, but as I've found it might be better that certain people live several states away!

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