G.O.S.S.I.P. Sister

Keep your circle of friends small- those that love who you are meant to be!! Who share in your vision!!!

A quote that stood out to me while I was on Twitter. It really got me to thinking how this is very true. I’ve learned over the past year that you can’t share your dreams with everyone because everyone simply won’t believe in you or your dreams; won’t respect it, or even care. Unfortunately some of those people are the ones you consider a friend.

There’s several reasons that you can’t share your vision with all your friends; the reasons are:

1. They will hurt your feelings by being negative towards the ideas or simply show no interest, which will hurt you as well.
2. Some people will steal your vision & dreams and use it for their personal gain, all while not supporting you in the venture.
3. Some may even discourage you from pursuing your dreams because they don’t believe in them.

For me, it’s important to have the support and love from friends along with family on my ventures. If you know me, you know I have many! I am still learning who I can share my dreams with and who I can’t. Sometimes when I share my plans or vision to a friend I feel as if I’m talking to a brick wall- no support or feedback There’s times when I want to turn to my friends and vent about my pathway towards my dreams the same way I can call and vent about my latest “boy problems.” I want to discuss the ups & downs in my pathway to success as if I was chatting about the latest celebrity tea.  I assumed friends would be available and supportive in every aspect of my life. Wrong. I’m always surprised to see which people in my circle support me and those who do not. Honestly, it used to hurt my feelings very much, but I am simply learning that not every friend’s purpose in my life is to support me. I believe each friend has a quality (or qualities) and purpose to fulfill in a friendship. Some friends are designed for a certain season, reason, or objective. Once fulfilled, their friendship will begin to fall short, and their time is up.

So keep those unconditional friends near, and allow them in as you share your visions and dreams. Recognize those who don’t fit the criteria, but don’t be mad about it. At the end of it all, you are the only one who needs to believe in you, and with the power of God you can make any dream come true.

EDIT: I wanted to add one more tweet that I saw months ago that I feel wraps up my blog well: IT’S A TRAGEDY THAT PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOME OR CIRCLE RESPECT YOU AND CAN RECEIVE MORE FROM YOU THAN THOSE THAT ARE ATTACHED TO YOU.

Be Blessed