I think the biggest lesson I learned this year is that not everybody has a place in my life, and that’s okay. I used to think every connection was supposed to last, so I’d keep giving chances, reaching out, and trying to hold onto people that were already drifting away. After a while I realized some people are only meant for a chapter, not the whole story. The moment I accepted that, everything got easier. Now I don’t take distance personal. I just let people be who they are and leave it where it’s at.