9.5.17

hello friend beans.
    i hope everyone had a magical three day weekend. today i went and watched a tennis match for the first time and i found that there is something very soothing about sitting in good company and watching tennis balls fly back and forth.  i also learned something about my friendships with people today:
            if some is really your friend, then it does not matter how long passes in between talking to them. it doesn't matter if you just screw around with the bass turned up in their beat up mini van or if you talk about how mental illness is on the rise in the country and the effect it has on the youth and therefore the future of society.  it doesn't matter what you talk about or what you do, if someone is your real friend, then you will have a good time regardless.
     today i spent hours with someone i have been friends with for 5 years.  i never would have thought that i would find myself spending time with them outside of school or spending time with them really at all but i am glad today that i did.
     i also learned something new about myself, i really dislike lying and i cherish good people.  this seems like it should be standard shouldn't it? but unfortunately people in the world today do not value honesty or positive qualities the same way as they used to.  today i was asked questions where in the past i probably would have lied to make myself look better.  and instead of answering with my little while lie, i paused and really considered my answer and although sometimes it was embarrassing, it still felt better about myself than i would have if i lied, because it was my real and true self that i was sharing.  and that is honestly the best feeling i have had in a while.

love always, elise

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