No Time For Bad Vibes, Bruh.

Hello again, internet.

It is I, Lis, with some more ramblings that have been floating around in my head.

One thing, among an endless list of many, that I have learned after graduating is that you don't always keep in touch with the same people you devoted yourself to in high school. As I am sure many of you graduates already know or will soon come to know, it is completely true that you will grow apart from some people. Or maybe a lot of people, like I did. Hey, and that's alright. There is no written law that states that you have to stay friends with your high school buddies forever and ever.

When you graduate and start your life, you are also starting the journey to finding out just who you are. Unfortunately, most of the time, your high school mates don't fit in with that self discovery. You can either keep them and probably find yourself in uncomfortable positions or you can admit to yourself that they don't have a place in your life anymore and escort them out of that imaginary door you have in your head right now. Admitting that you have grown apart from someone is not a bad thing especially if the other person agrees with it. A lot of the time, people keep friendships going that shouldn't be because they were friends in high school and deleting them off your social media will make you feel guilty. I'm one of those people!

I'm not saying comb through your friends list right now and delete every single person you don't talk to anymore. It's good to keep friendships that you are genuinely invested in. The point is that if you are feeling bad about recently letting go of a friendship, it gets better. You will meet a group of friends that understand who you are and share your interests. You will meet a group of friends that are fully capable of spending every weekend at Denny's or Ihop to the point where you now have regular waiters...at both restaurants. You'll find a group that is willing to spend a night playing RISK and eating candy until your stomachs hurt. You'll find a group that will get super competitive playing Just Dance.

I have found this group and they are amazing, wonderful people that have been in my life since middle school. We didn't talk much then and I am positive that if we were as close back then as we are now, high school would've been such a smooth ride!

Just keep your chin up and let it go....LET IT GOOOO CAN'T HOLD ME BACK ANYMOOOORE LET IT GOOO LET IT GOOO TURN AWAY AND SLAM THE DOOOOOOR!

Excuse me, I don't know where that came from.

Anyway, the path to self discovery is a long one. There is no room and no time for bad vibes. If you feel like you genuinely can not be friends with someone anymore, just let them go. Sooner or later they will understand and it's going to feel bad for a while and you are going to miss them but it gets better.

Until next time,

Lis.