Second Chances

I used to be really stringent when it came to giving people second chances. I've always had the "fool me once.." mentality. Of course, I still have that in regards to boyfriends & dating, but I think I've got to slacken up a bit when it comes to friendships. People do change...I know I am always changing, growing & learning, and I am certainly not always perfect. After having someone contact me after 2+ years, in what seemed to be a earnest attempt at reviving something that I thought was dead, I am left second guessing my strict no second chances rule. I guess the bottom line is that people need each other. We need each other not only because we are social creatures by nature, but because we as humans have an innate need to relate to one another on some level. I'd be remiss to discount someone who needed me, for whatever reason, even if it's only for awhile. It goes back to acting with the right intentions, and letting go beyond that. If it doesn't work out, that's ok..but like I said before, I think to not reach out based on the possibility of the outcome not aligning with what I think should happen, is a huge and terrible mistake. If there is anything worth taking a risk on, I think it's got to be each other, right? If we didn't, the opportunity for people to surprise us would be gone, and if we weren’t pleasantly surprised by people, where would our faith in humanity come from? Something to think about, anyway...