I think I have an audience out there for this blog. I got to thinking tonight that they might expect a weekly post, and that if I didn't do one, they might become concerned a little. I've talked about some pretty painful stuff from my past on this blog, and I wonder if that makes people care about me more than I realize sometimes. One thing I realized today has to do with the quality of my friendships these days. Now that my social activities don't revolve around heavy drinking and drug use, the quality of interactions with my current friends and the overall quality of my friendships show remarkable improvement over those more painful experiences from my past.
I think I treat those around me better than I used to, and that gets reflected in how they treat me. Also, my social activities have a more constructive orientation such as music or comics. Not all of my friends are angels about the pot smoking or what have you, but I see them and interact with them with a focus on more constructive, sustainable activities. I've also learned to be by myself in much more constructive, sustainable ways.