For Those Standing Still

I feel like, as my life progresses, I have learned to how to use my time to my advantage.  The circle of friends and associates that I hold close is becoming smaller.  I consider these people to be very goal-oriented�"people who have a vision, and a fierce need to make that vision an actuality.  I have old friends who I don’t talk to anymore, primarily because our friendship was rooted in sedentary behavior�"watching movies, eating fast food, and talking about our problems rather than solving them.  I had a friend who would have the same conversation with me�"listing all of her disadvantages: harsh living situation, disconnected family life, skepticism with her boyfriend, and uncertainty with her career.  I would waste entire days with this person�"music left unwritten, body remaining lethargic, and mind left dull.  I would become angry.  I chose to endure these relationships�"to let my time go to s**t.  This became a habit; wasting time followed by frustration and regret.  I realized that as I continued to develop better habits, these weak people fell off my radar.  The people I knew, who would drink every weekend, not take care of their bodies, and live a pedestrian lifestyle, would drop out of my life.  That was a point when I realized that my work ethic had become stronger over the years.  I was in no mood to let another day go by uncultivated.  This is why I work out 2-3 times a day, six days a week, and I record/practice guitar every single day�"constantly creating and innovating�"so that I can live a life fulfilled.  This is why my close friends are people who put in the hard work.  People who walk the walk, value a directive, and follow through on their words.  For those of you who feel like I am distant, and that our friendship isn’t the same as it used to be, just know that I am chasing something that is important to me.  I am happier enduring these new endeavors, eating clean, sweating my a*s off, and uploading new music every week.  Don’t expect me to slow down now.  If you miss what we had in the past, then don’t expect to find that in me now.  Focus on yourself, because I strongly believe that you don’t need other people to be happy.  You have to make your own happiness�"you can’t put your faith in someone else to create your happiness.  It doesn’t work that way.  I feel that’s why people feel incomplete, because they aren’t willing to look within for an answer, so they put all of their trust, love, purpose, and value into other people.  Everything that is happening in my life, good or bad, is the product of all of the choices that I have made.  So, please understand that I remain focused and unrelenting, not out of spite for our low-level friendship, but because I have learned that the way I use my time serves as a catalyst for the kind of life that I will lead.  Naturally, I want to associate with people who hold that same idea in mind, and at this point in time, you aren’t one of those people.  I don’t wish you any ill intentions, but know that I will remain distant because, unlike you, I am always moving forward.