Make new friends, but keep the old

"One is silver and the other's gold." I think the Girl Scouts showed some real wisdom in the song I used to sing as a little girl...the real question is how to accomplish it.

This is just one of those things about life that I get hung up on. How do you hang on to friendships when you're forced to move on and make new ones? Similarly, how is it you can know someone so well for a period of time and then a few years later know absolutely nothing about them? About a month ago I ran into an old friend that I hadn't seen in 5 years or so. Things hadn't ended that well but at one point we had been really good friends. It was fun to see them and kinds memories came flooding back to me - but now we are more different than ever. Last night I went to a wedding with a lot of people I knew growing up but hadn't seen in years. Again, it was a little weird but in this case there was enough shared history so it was fun to chat a little. In some cases you can strike up conversations and pick up right where you left off, in other cases it seems like there is nothing in common anymore.

This is definitely something I worry about when I move to London. I know God will take care of it and I'll meet great new friends there...but I love all the friends I have now and I don't want to lose them! I guess when I've seen friendships disappear in the past I wonder what's to stop that from happening again. I think one difference is a lot of those friendships were when I was younger and maybe during a transitional period but I think it is inevitable that when you move on to a new phase in life friendships evolve. In this case I hope it's in a good way. I suppose it just takes a little work on both sides.

"One is silver and the other's gold." Hmm, it's kind of like jewerly. I like both kinds so I'm going to try and hold on to them.