I had the best conversation last night. About the unique chemistry of each friendship. About how the

I had the best conversation last night. About the unique chemistry of each friendship. About how the statement ‘you act differently around him’ shouldn’t come as a surprise. People can say that critically and reasonably, because some people do bring out the worst in us… but on the other side of it is a much more nuanced story. . Every friend I have brings out an exclusive side of me. That means that who I am, in the moment of connecting with a friend, becomes different. Or a certain shade of me is exposed only by them. . The way I laugh with Jason is different than with Lauren. The way I lean to listen with Brady is different than with Kenny. The way I stay up late with Liat is different than Whitney. . Of course I’m different. There is no alchemy quite like the mix of two unique souls in the moments of their mixing. And when they separate, it may linger on their faces, but it cannot be recreated until the next togetherness. . This makes jealousy an odd and unnecessary thing. . It makes the death of a friend such a broad loss. You lose the person as a whole, the unique person they became with you, and the unique side of you that emerged in their presence. Never to return again. CS Lewis talks about this somewhere I believe. . So, every new friendship is a new side of you, a new birth that wasn’t there before. You make a new friend and meet a new you. . I just love this thought. The endless richness of self and the prism of colors whose only access is friendship. . And as you meet yourselves, you’ll meet some you like better than others. So spend time with your better selves by spending time with the magic potions of people that call them out. . : @coryt #selfhelpposts #hahaha #ivebeenreadingDearSugar -- source link

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