Friends vs. True Friends

From the day we were born, the cycle of life lessons began for each of us. Regardless of our gender, color of our skin, our religion or nationality we all experience the lessons of life. Some of us refuse to accept or learn the lessons presented, so many of us have to repeat them over and over again.

As I go through many changes in my life, some good and some not so good, I am now transitioning to who I want to be, who I am and where I want to be in this life.

As I travel around the world in a new decade, 2020, I am actively listening and observing everything without judgment so I can continue experiencing incredible life lessons. Each week, I will share one lesson learned throughout my adventures.

One day in fall of 2019, my nephew asked me a very serious question. He said, “Unc, how can you tell if someone is a real friend or just pretending to be?” I tried to give him a funny answer to delay my response, but it didn’t work. I needed time to think about the question a bit more. Being a person with lots of friends, it pushed me into evaluating my friendships and if they were truly authentic or not. I discovered that often, a major change needs to occur to clear the path of finding the truth. A very special friend and colleague told me that once a person decides to implement a major change in their life they should really be prepared because life…