Seeing Old Friends Again

     It is truly amazing what social networking can do for a person. I would like to share my own experience of what it has done for me here in this blog.

     I have been on Facebook now for quite a while and have found old friends, classmates, and family members that I have not seen in, as my fiance might say, "Donkey Years." While simply linking up with these old friends and family members on Facebook is one thing, actually having the chance to get together with that person or those people is another. We all like to reminisce about days of old and having a link to one of your grammar school friend's profile is a way to do that; looking back at the class photos from your kindergarten and first grade years. However, meeting one another and getting together for dinner and drinks is quite a difference...at least it was for me.

     Sitting together, chatting about things I didn't even remember, was so much fun. Thinking out loud about things we did together as kids..."I really did that? Oh my god, what was I thinking?" Finding out how each of our lives had progressed through the years and seeing how far each of us has come was the most amazing part of this whole meeting for me. We spent three hours playing catch up and when I got home I spent another three hours sharing my experience with my fiance. That was where the philosophical views all began to take shape.

     I realized that visiting my past really helped me to visualize my future. Remembering where I was in life and all the wrong and poor choices I made as a teenager and young adult helped me to see how far I have actually come in my own personal growth. My life was not a glamour filled story. There were so many trials and tribulations...too many to count and most of them brought on all because of my bad decisions. However, my life has changed since then and significantly for the better.

     I would like to take this moment to thank my friend for taking the time to come visit with me, share stories with me, and help me to be more grateful for every day I continue to grow.

     We get caught up in our everyday rat race of a life, especially those of us living in big cities (like New York) and we forget to take a moment to remember, take a moment to reflect, take a moment to grow. Stop, listen, look around, take it all in and remember, for without our reflection of history how would anyone see change.