tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162829547026802129.post4087857908685929473..comments2024-03-04T01:11:34.809-07:00Comments on Jane In Her Infinite Wisdom: Alabama On My MindJust Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02861216483398553225noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162829547026802129.post-31962194304312610812011-03-23T16:07:23.899-06:002011-03-23T16:07:23.899-06:00Jeremy? Thank you.
You were 20 when we met. I wou...Jeremy? Thank you.<br /><br />You were 20 when we met. I would hope you've grown and changed and evolved and re-invented! I know I have and I'm glad I have. Knowing that you have too - and that you like where you've gone - is wonderful! <br /><br />I have no expectation about who you are now nor do I really care to re-hash our Lowry experience. What I care about is knowing you now, who you've become. The things I liked about you so much then are still very much present and accounted for now. I can tell by reading your words here, buzz, your blog. <br /><br />We may discover we've got no common ground anymore (I don't suspect that's true but it could happen). That isn't important. What is important to me is, at the very least, seeing you, knowing you're well, and being able to tell you thank you in person for being such a lasting influence on my life.<br /><br />I look forward to it!Just Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02861216483398553225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5162829547026802129.post-5007474857461006482011-03-23T15:35:40.115-06:002011-03-23T15:35:40.115-06:00Even though I responded to this in Buzz, having a ...Even though I responded to this in Buzz, having a blog post sitting here without a reply makes it feel like the question is still hanging over my head.<br /><br />I have completely reinvented myself a few times over the years. And I have a major self-consciousness issue that can make reunions with people from my past a source of dread. I may no longer be the same person that they knew. Will they expect me to be the same, or will they like who I am now? And what should I expect of them? It feels easier to avoid the situation than to find out if there is still enough common ground for friendship.<br /><br />But there are plenty of absurd things about all of that. We can't grow without building upon the past. It's more of an evolution than a reinvention. And if I like where I've gone in life, why shouldn't a friend like it also?<br /><br />So like you, Jane, after I saw your name go by in Buzz, I sat on it for a while before deciding to plunge in and reconnect. It's nice to discover that there's no reason to be so apprehensive, and that change can be more a source of interest and excitement than of judgement.<br /><br />So I'm looking forward to a chance to sit down and catch up. A lot has happened for both of us since Lowry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08465157326122597523noreply@blogger.com