You can't erase the past.....

I've found myself scrolling through my phone and my list of "contacts" lately.  It's been weighing on my mind to sit down one on one with everyone in my database.  Granted, that will take some time, but thus far, it's been extremely enlightening and not to mention, enjoyable.

In my life I've had, constant friends, friends who I've lost contact with, fairweather friends, clients and clients who have become friends.  I truly feel that I have lived a blessed life to this point and feel fortunate to have great people around me.  It is, however, quite sobering to find a recurring theme in some of my acquaintances.

With that being said I will add that life is truly short.  In your lifetime, you will be fortunate to be able to count the number of true friends on one hand.  If you have the good fortune of many great people in your life, don't take it for granted.  I know that in my life I've neglected alot of those relationships.  I have personally placed focus on material things, financial gain and leveraging relationships to better improve my personal position.  At the end of the day, it is a pretty gripping reminder of a somewhat hollow life that I'm happy to look in the back.

But, before I do, I'll say it again.  I refuse to live a life of regrets.  I will learn from my mistakes and I will grow through them.  I'm thankful for the support I have around me and the many wonderful people I've had the good fortune of meeting.

To that end, thank you for your friendship and to a good friend who had the guts to tell me, I enjoyed sharing a pint of O'Dell Brewing Company's, Red Ale.

My toast, "You can't erase the past, but you can learn from it, it's your choice."

Cheers