I was introduced to Reese by a few of my other friends. It was one of those one-sided friendships. I liked her but she was really distant. Then, she decided to go to law school. After law school she went back home and we kinda lost touch. I heard a few years later that she got a job in Washington, D.C. In the last couple of years, she's been through a lot. At one point, she decided to quit the legal profession and take up singing. She just about died in a car accident and earlier this year her divorce was finalized.
She's had so much to deal with in the past few years.
I was able to connect with her again today and she gave this advice:
"No matter what breakup you went through or what new love you find - the love you remember, like the love you now value is yours. Whatever love you once gave to somebody else, it doesn't go away. Even if it is only remembered love, it belongs to you."
Her words really made me think. It was as if the universe was telling me that it's okay to cherish lost love. I've been thinking about that a lot lately and hoping that I wasn't some kind of freak because I still dream of my unrequited loves long ago lost.
Thanks, Reese for your words. I hope to see you over the holidays...I heard that your plans got cancelled.
3 comments:
Leslie, you are such a writer! I read the same article but coming from you - completely different. Love Ya!
LOVE the advice. So true. What you experience is still a part of you.
I love friends who are willing to share such advice. Thanks for passing it on to the rest of us.
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