You sit across from someone you’ve known for years, and suddenly, the conversation feels different. Not bad. Just… different. You wonder when it happened. When did they stop liking the things they used to love? When did their opinions shift, their energy change, their eyes stop lighting up the same way?
It’s not betrayal. It’s life.
People grow, evolve, outgrow. They go through silent seasons—heartbreaks, healing, rediscovery. And often, they forget to bring others along for the ride. Not out of spite, but because change feels so personal that we rarely say it out loud. “Hey, I’m not the same me anymore.”
And so, we stay stuck in old versions of each other—expecting, comparing, sometimes resenting.
The truth is, we all change. That’s human. The real challenge is staying honest about it. Telling the people who matter: “I’m shifting. I’m seeing things differently. I hope we can meet again here, in this new place.”
Because when we don’t talk about our change, we leave room for misunderstandings. We lose connections that could’ve evolved with us.
So maybe today, think of someone you’ve grown distant from. Not because of anger, but because of silence. Reach out. Not to explain yourself, but to reconnect from the place you are now.
People change. But if we’re brave enough to speak it, to share our change, maybe we won’t lose each other so easily.
GK
Georgi Kisyov – Reflections & Books 
This is so very true. My husband and I are about to have our 21st anniversary, and neither of us is the same person we were on our wedding day! We have both grown and evolved. However, we have always communicated and stayed close because we have grown TOGETHER, each in our own ways.
I am LOVING your blog, Georgi!
LikeLiked by 2 people
Jenn, congratulations on your upcoming 21st anniversary—that’s such a wonderful milestone! I love what you shared about growing together, each in your own way. That’s the heart of lasting love: not staying the same, but choosing to stay close through every version of yourselves.
And thank you so much for your kind words about my blog—knowing it’s reaching you means the world to me. ❤️
LikeLiked by 2 people
So very true “reconnect from the place you are now”. It happens because we feel it, but don’t know what it is, can’t stop it, or name it so don’t talk about it. We can only go on from there once we know what it is ~ Rosie
LikeLiked by 2 people
Rosie, thank you for this. You captured something so true—that often we feel change before we can name it. It lingers in us as restlessness or unease, and only later do we understand what it was asking of us. I love the way you put it: “We can only go on from there once we know what it is.” That’s such an honest reminder that awareness is the first step toward moving forward. 🌿✨
LikeLiked by 2 people