[girlwithemail]

Wow! I was just talking to someone about this the other day! There comes a point in time when you change, when you make the transition from one stage to the next. The past couple of months have been times of tremendous change for me, personally. Anyone who knows me, knows that I have gone through a lot since the summer. But it's all for the best.

For me, I think I've gone from being nice and trying to be everyone's friend to being more careful about whom I consider to be my friends and who I let in my personal space. I used to try so hard to make sure that everyone liked me, and many times I found myself apologizing for being myself just to appease others. Well, with time I realized that those people who took advantage of that were not true friends to begin with. I've learned that my true friends accept me as I am, plain and simple.

I had major surgery earlier this summer, and through that ordeal my truest of friends were there for me every step of the way. My condition was much more serious than the doctors or I thought, and my recovery time was much longer and slower than they had predicted. The people I tried so hard to befriend and be nice to were nowhere to be found after the first week or so. But there were others who stuck with me, and helped me get back on my feet. It was truly eye-opening and humbling experience.

That's my ___ to ___ story!