Long Lost Friends

So the other day I was looking at an old friends wedding photo's, sad really that I wasn't invited to come, blaming myself for not being a good friend. I am bad at keeping in touch. I don't really call and talk to people. I am not very good at writing... Wow, what a lame friend I am. Then I started thinking about how in some cases, the relationship is dead because someone else interjected, told lies, or felt like they needed to be the center of attention. Or how there were pangs of jealousy. And while I was having my little poor me pitty party, how I suck so bad and its all my fault that I allowed these friendships to end, I had a really awesome realization. It goes both ways! Wait a tick! They have phones too. Why is it my sole responsibility to make all of the phone calls, write all the emails, host all the dinners? Its not! And I guess if they were concerned with me being in their lives then they would have made the effort too. Is this a part of growing up? Learning that not everything is my fault.... that the world doesn't revolve around me? lol... Damn Right! So cheers to those wonderful people who have graced my life and made an impact, if only for a short time. If our paths happen to cross again, then we can both be blessed for it. If not, then at least we have had the chance to be there if just for a short time.