Still Crazy After All Those Years

It's amazing how time doesn't dampen the bond of true friendship....

Remember the song? Still Crazy After All Those Years? I couldn't help but think of it as I hung up the phone after talking to one of my best high school friends. We haven't seen each other in years. She's got children, I don't. We don't live in the same town anymore. We don't talk everyday like we used to, or do things that we really "shouldn't", haha.

Although we've traveled down different paths, I had such a sense of who I was and who I am after we hung up. And guess what? They're not very different. She's not very different. Oh, sure. Life has taught me lessons. I've lived through more at thirty four than I did at 15, obviously. Although, at 15, I did think I knew everything!

What amazed me the most was the bond we share. It's hasn't broken over time. It hasn't been nurtured, tended to or cared for. And, amazingly, it's still very much in tact. Talking to her on the phone, reminiscing and laughing made me feel refreshed. Made me feel alive. Made me realize that although I hadn't really laughed in a while, I still could. I don't need to take life so darn seriously.

Talking to my old friend made me feel like "me" again. I think it did for her as well. Although we were reminded of how life is so different now, we were also reminded of how similar it still is. You never stop learning and growing, and you never forget those wonderful moments shared with special friends during your youth.

There are some things that time just can't take away. The bond of true friendship, whether active or not, is one of those precious things.

I hung up the phone feeling refreshed and reconnected to a part of myself which I've allowed to stay dormant for too long. That's not to say that I am going to run out and act like I am 15 again! But, it does mean that I won't forget that no matter how old you are and how much time goes by, there's a part of you that remains "15", full of promise, possibility and wonderment.

I am glad that my friend and I reconnected. And grateful to know that we're "Still Crazy After All Those Years."