Friendships & close relationships are cherished things. But sometimes these friendships are not meant to last forever & moving on is the healthiest choice. Today we are identifying outgrowing relationships & what that looks like.
Show Notes:
- There is a particular person in my life that I had a great friendship with for many years, but there did come a time where I was forcing my relationship until I realized it was because I had outgrown her.
- And this was a painful realization because she used to be such a great friend of mine & it hurt to know we just weren’t at that place anymore, because our lives became distinctly different than when we were in high school or even college.
- But this is something that happens, whether we want to point it out & realize it or not. Think about all the friendships that you have had & then think about how many you have now & what happened in between. You could say you grew apart is because of the actual physical distance put between you both, but I’m sure you have others that can be an example of what I’m speaking about.
- My drift & outgrow phase happened because my husband & I were focusing more on business & investments, but my friend over here was focused on still living by the seat of her pants. Not really settling, which is fine. It just didn’t match up with us & created separation & not as many commonalities. And once you lose those connections & don’t make new ones, the outgrowing period begins.
- There is this awkward phase you start to fall into & if you pay attention, you can predict the fallout or maybe save it, if that’s what you’re interested in doing.
- But I honestly don’t think it’s a bad thing that we outgrow people in our lives. Different seasons of life require different people for us to know & engage with, different pieces of knowledge for us to learn & understand, changes in habits & hobbies and just letting go of what sustained you in the past & looking forward to what is going to benefit you even more in the future.
- Ask yourself these questions to find out if you have outgrown the people in your life:
- 1. Are you starting to make excuses when this person wants to plan time with you?
- 2. Do you find yourself getting more annoyed with them?
- 3. Have you stopped sharing personal & emotional details with this person?
- 4. Do you feel like you’re in unrelatable seasons of life?
- 5. Are you having less fun with them?
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