Just Peachy

"You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be someone who hates peaches."

This quote has been circling around and around in my head the last few weeks. I’ll be the first to admit that I can be sensitive at times and take things personally that were not meant to be. (And I’m sure that my family and friends can attest to that.. haha). It can seem like no matter what I do and the things I do, some people out there are still not a fan of me. Yet, that’s okay. 

We aren’t all meant to be best friends. The prime example of this is how we each find our group of people or “tribe” as some call it. The group of people we lean towards hanging out with doesn’t include everyone we have ever come in contact with. I have definitely kept my circle of people I talk to and enjoy being around small. Others have a large circle of people they hang around. That comes down to different preferences for people and whether or not they are more outgoing and social or not. I fall into the latter category of not being as outgoing and social. I’ve also chosen to keep my circle small and not let people who aren’t true friends and are only “fair-weather” friends. In learning from past mistakes, I no longer waste my energy on trying to do all the work in a friendship if the other person isn’t putting forth the same effort. Doesn't mean I'm not the same juicy peach though.

I can still be kind to everyone around me and spread happiness and joy as a "juicy peach". Sure it might come back to bite me in the butt sometimes because I’m so loving. When that happens, it makes me not want to care so much. I’ve tried to not let that make me become bitter, but still stay sweet. But that doesn’t mean we have to hate those we don’t get along with. It all comes down to the fact that we are all different. We are each unique.

But I think as humans, we naturally want to be liked by everyone and be accepted. We desire to feel wanted and cared about by people. We all have an innate need to be cared about and liked by people. When someone doesn’t feel cared about, it gets them down and leaves that need unfulfilled. I challenge each and every one of you who is reading this to do the best you can to be the sweetest human to everyone around you. Keep being just peachy  to each human you come in contact with.

I’m slowly learning and getting used to being okay with the idea of not everyone “liking peaches”. It’s a constant work in progress, but in the meantime I’m going to continue being the same ol’ ripe and juicy peach.