We meet people all the time. We go through life and create many friendships and relationships both romantic and platonic. I have had a lot of really special friendships that have faded away and some that have stuck with me this far. I've had past relationships that have ended not so great (to say the least), and others that ended civilly. Now acknowledging the fact that I am the most sensitive and nostalgic person ever when either of these types of relationships ended, I immediately found myself becoming very sad and very emotional simply because, well it was over. I had a very hard time dealing with that word, "over". I couldn't get it through my head that "over" meant finished, kaput, you name it. Until now. What I am getting at is that we meet people and we grow with them, we share experiences, stories and all of the in-betweens. We spend some of our most precious years with some of them. I've learned that one person(s) could really help shape you by pushing you to go that extra mile or provide the best support you need to reach the goals you never thought you could. Needless to say, they make you who you are today, and as sad as it may be this does not guarantee they will be by your side forever, as your partner, friend, or anything. It is one of life's most bittersweet gifts to us, and now I can actually say that its OK things are "over." I just try to remember that I would not have ended up where I am without each and every one of those experiences, both good and terribly bad.

So, today I decided to write down a new mantra that I am starting to apply to my life, and that is "thank you." Those two words have so much more meaning to my life now and I couldn't be happier about it. So, thank you

daisy. xx