This writing was prompted by reflection on my relationships with friends and family.

I have changed.
I understand that you might not understand why I have changed.
It’s okay that you don’t understand.
I just need you to know that I still care about you.

I need you to know that even though we might be different now,
And possibly our journeys have followed different paths,
That does not mean that I do not cherish the time when we traveled together. Because I do.
I hold those memories in a special place in my heart,
They will forever be treasures to me.

So I have changed.
I can never go back to who I was. It just wasn’t me.
I know you may not understand.
Just please do not ask me to be that person again.
That person does not exist anymore.
He has been lost, -in a good way.
I know you don’t understand, -and that is okay.

And please don’t get too attached to the person I am now.
The fact is, I will likely change again.
I can feel it starting to happen, in this very moment.
I don’t understand it all either, but I know it is happening.

Maybe we can change and grow together?
Maybe we can share the journey of “what could be” together?
But maybe you do not want to change, or you are just not ready for change.
That is okay too.