walk away

"with so many people to love in my life, why do i worry about one"

"it's so hard to do and so easy to say, but sometimes, sometimes you just have to walk away"

over the last month i've had some thought-provoking discussions with people about relationships. more specifically friendships. the same things keep coming up:

- they take effort, intentionality
- they should be a relative balance between giving and receiving; this includes pursuing and being pursued...so one person shouldn't feel like they're always initiating, and another person shouldn't always be the recipient of being pursued.
- they should be fun, and natural, in a way that's almost easy
- there is something off when it's almost too hard
- communication is vital to a healthy friendship

i have some people in my life that i think i need to walk away from. maybe that sounds harsh, but it's not really meant to be. it's not that i don't care about them anymore. in fact i sometimes think i overly care, if that is possible. i just don't have the energy to pursue a seemingly one-sided friendship. sometimes you just have to walk away.