I've been doing Chalene Johnson's Free 30 Day Challenge to Master Organization and Achieve Your Goals. Her blogpost today was a bit helpful for me and something I needed to think about. You can read it here.
I think we all need to sit down seriously and think about why we're friends with some of the people in our lives. Why invest time and energy into a relationship where you feel used up, exhausted, excited when they cancel, or ignored and unwanted? I might be cut from some friends and some people might not hear from me as much. That's okay! We all change as we continue to mature and make choices. If you can't find friends who are willing to support you in your growth and you feel like you can't be supportive of them, move on.
Chalene mentioned on The Talk (25 Jan 2012) that there are 3 questions you can ask when you're thinking about a friend "detox."
1. Is this a person I aspire to be like?
2. Does this person want me to be the best possible me?
3. Does this person respect themselves, their own personal relationships, their health and fitness?
Most of the time I'm the one who initiates contact with my friends. It's just who I am. I wonder sometimes what would happen if I stopped initiating contact. I only know of one friend in my life who would continue to talk to me on a regular basis. She's my best friend and always there to talk about anything and everything going on in our lives. She helps keep me sane and I hope I do the same for her.
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