Real Talk

Sometimes you sit with someone and you just talk. You really talk to them, and all of a sudden you know this person better than anyone. Sometimes it's forced, like at Challenge Day or Trust Circle, but sometimes it just happens. Challenge Day is nice, but you didn't know those people before and chances are you won't talk to them much after. Trust Circle is something we do at camp, and it's awesome, but those people are camp friends.

The real talks that matter are the ones with real friends that last. When you decide to tell your friend something that you hadn't told anyone. When they notice something about you and just talk. When the others aren't around and you start to talk about who you really are.

I love those real talks. I just want to appreciate the times when this happens, and tell you to appreciate them to. 

When people share themselves, be grateful. They didn't just randomly decide to tell you. They picked you for a reason. Maybe that reason was because you're trustworthy, or you're quiet, or you told them something. But they chose you. So remember that. 

I'm not sure where I'm going with this, to be honest. I was just thinking about a time when we stopped joking around and were real, and how that moment was so different from any other. All of the moments were great, but the rest are a montage while that moment is a still, clear, picture. And I just want to remember to hold onto that, and to tell others to hold onto those too.
Because that's what I remember about a person. Sure, all of that other stuff is there, but that's what will be in my mind forever. When you told me something you hadn't told anyone, when I was someone you trusted. When you told me something you'd never told me before because you wanted me to know the real you. Someone should know the real you. Well, everyone should, but if you can't be you all the time, at least be you with someone. The joking and the playful teasing and the banter is great, sometimes it can be just what you need, but those real talks are needed, more so than most people realize.

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, go open up to someone, maybe even me. It doesn't have to be deep, it can just be a time when it's not superficial. When you let that person know that they matter to you, no matter if it is only a little. And notice things about other people, when I showed a playlist on my phone to my friend, it took her all of thirty seconds to guess who the playlist was about. (My playlists go with people that are important in my life at the moment). That was an awesome feeling, for her to notice and just know that about me. So be a friend. You never know when someone really needs it, and you never know when you'll need them to be a friend back.

"Real talk, with E.Z."
(This was just a joke a few of my friends had and it was the inspiration for this post)