Getting everything in perspective.

I've had some crazy crazy things happen in my life in the past month and a few hours ago it all came to an end. Unfortunately, I chose to let a few people in my life go. Oddly enough, I'm feeling a huge weight being lifted off my shoulders. I made some mistakes, let myself become vulnerable to someone who I thought was a good person, and got hurt. It's an unfortunate situation with a bittersweet ending. I've been crying for the past hour, but I decided enough is enough. It's time to remember what I have to be thankful for.

1. My family. I have an amazing family, and while we're quite dysfunctional, we have each others back and nothing will ever come between us.

2. My boyfriend. I was lucky enough to find an amazing boy who loves me unconditionally. We're so different, but we compliment each other perfectly. No one can make me laugh like he does, and he always reminds me to not take everything so seriously.

3. My friends. I met my best friends when I moved to a new school in sixth grade, and after a year of discovering where I belonged in this new place, I finally met my best friends in seventh grade. That's over eight years ago! It's crazy to think that we've all grown up together and even though we are all very different people, we make a great group and I love them.

In the end, I've learned that people will come into your life, and sometimes they'll stay and sometimes they'll go. It's just part of life. It's important to realize when all is said and done, who's still standing by your side. While I'm still sad over the situation, it really helped me put everything into perspective and take a minute to appreciate the people I still have by my side.