CHANGE

Sometimes we experience such life-changing awakenings that the world around us never looks quite the same. The secret to maintaining clarity is to accept it as change. Evolution of thought, awareness....
This week has been yet another reminder that sometimes life isn't what it may have seemed... So I started thinking that maybe it had always been that way - I just chose to ignore it. You know, I have always chose not to sweat the small stuff, to let some things just go unchallenged if they seem trivial or unimportant. I even let people lie to me without challenge if they seemed like innocent lies. I have learned that all that ever did was allow me to build up a tolerance for people who may not have been the best of people to call friend. 
I realized that I am always there for them on their terms and that I am always accepting of some level of co-dependence.  I like to solve problems for people and to make their lives just a little better.  
I never expect anything in return because I have always assumed that they would do the same for me if I needed it...  Well, lately I have been able to take inventory and realized that those I felt closest to were only there to take and not to give. I thought that it may shake my resolve and change my outlook on life... but it hasn't. I will still continue on this path. I may be less tolerant of the b.s. and call more people on their games, but maybe not.  The final joke is always on those who may assume that my tolerance of their lies and deceit was only a playbook for their own defeat.