Stepping Stones...

It’s been a tough couple of weeks with busy season at work coupled with study after hours. I see my study group more than I see Big Bear and I probably see Big Bear more than I see my brother even though we’re living under the same roof.

So where does that leave friends? Hardly anywhere. I’ve missed social gatherings, dancing classes, pot lucks all in the name of…work. But no longer being little girls where friendships can “end” overnight because she broke my Barbie’s head or I broke her tea set, you’d think friendships at this age are much stronger and more mature, really.

If work has taught me nothing about auditing, it has definitely taught me about people and a whole lot about myself too. You hear people talk about those who would do anything to get somewhere, but you hardly think it’ll be someone close to you. But we’re in a grown up world now, in the real world where girls are mean, and it’s not just in the movies.

I was surprised when someone wanted help and my response was delayed not because I didn’t want to but rather because I was caught up with a million and one things. I was reminded numerous times and eventually got to it (not that it was an emergency or anything). I helped how I could but now I almost feel as if I was a stepping stone for them to get somewhere. It’s probably a very small issue, and I could be over thinking it…but not matter how small, it can make your heart shift.

But then I remember what someone once said to me… “You don’t have to be perfectly good friends with everyone you meet. As you grow up, you filter the good and the bad so in the end you get little, but of the great stuff”.