I remember being young and coming home from school and being sad that I didn’t fit in with a certain group of girls or have a large group of friends.

 

As a child (and even as an adult sometimes), it’s easy to get caught up in what everyone else is doing and what everyone else has.

 

I remember my mom telling me: As you get older, your circle will get smaller and smaller. 

 

We have less time to pour into our friendships as an adult and we outgrow some friendships. 

 

This is normal, and this makes so much sense to me now. 

 

I know more people now than I ever have in my life, but my inner circle, the people whose values and goals align with my own, has gotten much tighter.

 

I have become much more convicted in my values and much more driven toward my goals, and I only have time for the people who feel the same.

 

Leave the popularity contest alone. You don’t need a ton of people to be worthy and fulfilled.

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