My friend jules Miz Mindful wrote an essay recently, https://medium.com/channspirations/are-we-chasing-our-spirit-or-is-our-spirit-chasing-us-2ac8821a311d, containing this: "Several recent events feed my pondering questions this morning. The people currently in my life and those that disappeared without rhyme or reason. Relationships that ended, and those that faded into the distance....but our friendships, no matter how brief or long-lasting, provide the clear-sightedness to grow and thrive."