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season regulars - by mathu - chai latte

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I’ve always loved the analogy of thinking of your life as a TV show, and you’re the main character. I’ve been re-watching Grey's Anatomy and after watching it for the second time, I’m realizing how much the characters change in-between seasons. And it’s the same in our own lives too. We start off our first season with our childhood friends, and we’re lucky if they stick around. Then later seasons bring in friends from high school, university, work, and more. Some are season regulars, others are guest stars that float in and out of your life from time to time. This has me thinking a lot about friendships. How it ebbs and flows, and all the components and little puzzle pieces that come together to make two people meet at a very point in time. I’ll be honest and say that, for most of my friendships, I don’t remember how exactly we became friends, but that we just sort of *are*. Now I’m graduating, I’m thinking about the friendships that do stick. The season regulars, the 4lyfers as I like

I’ve always loved the analogy of thinking of your life as a TV show, and you’re the main character. I’ve been re-watching Grey's Anatomy and after watching it for the second time, I’m realizing how much the characters change in-between seasons. And it’s the same in our own lives too. We start off our first season with our childhood friends, and we’re lucky if they stick around. Then later seasons bring in friends from high school, university, work, and more. Some are season regulars, others are guest stars that float in and out of your life from time to time. This has me thinking a lot…

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