mind dump on life, change, and relationships

you are the product of the five people most closest to you in your life. i heard that in a podcast recently and it really stuck with me. because it really makes sense. it then went on to encourage the listeners to reflect on what qualities you get from these people and how they impact your life and how do they change you in positive or negative ways.

so then i began reflecting on my own life. i feel like recently there have been a lot of changes, and even more changes to come. changes with people entering and leaving my life, changes within myself, changes to my environment, changes with my feelings, just everything.

i took it upon myself to make a list and list out the 5 or so people that are closest in my life, and then write out the qualities i get from them, how they impact my life, and just any reflection on them. then i even expanded to making this list about other people in my life, maybe those that aren’t as close but i wish they were, or weren’t, or people that aren’t in my life anymore, or people that may be more present in my life in the future.

i feel like i’m pretty mindful of the people that i let into my life. i am good at recognizing when someone’s energy and values do not align with my own, and that by having them in my life it is taking from me rather than giving. a friendship or relationship is supposed to uplift you in all ways, and not ever supposed to bring you down. then again i still have bumps in the road, and i am always learning more about myself and people every day.

there’s my little mind dump for today. xoxo.