It’s so interesting how you go through life and make different decisions, or have different experiences…
And sometimes these decisions or experiences help you decide who you want to become…
While other times these decisions or experiences help you decide who you do not want to become…
And what I have found most interesting lately, is the notion of people continuing to view me through the lens of who I no longer am…
And I used to feel the need to try to explain or prove to people that I am not the same person they once experienced…
But I have learned that sometimes people just want to keep you in the box that makes them feel the most comfortable…
Some people refuse to see or acknowledge your growth, and I honestly go back and forth about how I feel about that…
Because, on one hand I don’t care… because their inability to see my growth doesn’t negate the growth I have experienced…
But on the other hand… their inability to see my growth sometimes makes me wonder if it’s because they haven’t experienced any growth… and their lack of growth is why they can’t fathom that I am not the same person they once experienced…
I ride this particular train of thought when years have gone by since the last time I interacted with someone…
Nevertheless, as I said earlier… their inability to see my growth doesn’t negate the growth I have experienced…
And I’m also fine with them believing whatever they want to believe about me…