Open Letter to Myself and Old Friends

Dear Self and Friends Who Have Left,

This isn’t some note to call any of you out or me complain about things about you. This is a genuine thank you.

As the years have went on, I have lost many of you important people in my life. We’ve created so many memories that I will never forget about. But something had occurred to ultimately end our close bond and let us become distant.

Some of these friendships lasted a long time and others were just very short, however many things must come to an end.

I’ve spent a lot of time being upset about these lost friendships. But I think this is my time to move on now. Make memories with new people. People who deserve me. While you make memories with people who deserve you.

We all deserve people in our lives who make us feel accepted, hopeful, peaceful, and significant. We have our own opinions of what a friendship is. We all can make the decision on who is accomplishing your definition of friendship. And when you find that true friendship, it’s amazing.

It may not be with the people that you thought you’d be with forever. But that’s okay! We all change throughout our lives and ending previous friendships is a part of that change. Change is good.

While many of us go our separate ways now, I just wanted to say that I am so happy that we were friends. At some point, you genuinely made me feel joyful. And I’m blessed that you did that for me. Although some of us may not see eye-to-eye anymore, I still cherish what we had.

Here’s to all of us moving on now. For me, moving on is to stop being held up on the past. To not let it get to me anymore. To worry about my own life.

For you, it may be finding new people to include in your life. To keep building memories with your current friends.

Whether we decide to rekindle old friendships, stay neutral with each other, avoid contact, or whatever it may be, I hope for the best for all of us.

Sincerely, Colton