Last night I was having a conversation with one of my friends regarding growth. A few days ago she sent a text out to about 5 of her friends including me stating that she needs time to sort things out in her life and doesn’t want to really speak to anyone. I’m not sure how the other 4 took it, but I totally understood where she was coming from and told her I am always here if she needed to speak to someone. I felt that’s what being a friend was about…knowing when the other person just needs space and understanding it. So I finally talked to her today and she said she hoped I wasn’t offended by her text. Apparently, I was the only person that didn’t take offense to it. One of her “friends” hung up on her because they thought she was pissed at them and sent that text as a way to say “F*ck off”. Sometimes it’s not always about you. This is the case when the folks you thought were your friends cannot understand growth. They can’t understand that sometimes telling all your damn business just ain’t the business. You’re trying to advance and they’re stuck in the same path of thinking…THIS IS WHEN YOU MIGHT HAVE OUTGROWN YOUR FRIENDS.

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