Why Childhood Friendships Are So Sweet

There’s something wonderfully simple about childhood friendships. 

They are so easily derived -  birthed from a shared glance at something funny, a common obsession with a pop star, or an affinity for the same playground activities. 

Perhaps most wonderfully of all, these childhood friendships are formed during an era when our purest, most raw and authentic self was calibrated to full throttle, unquestionably and unconditionally alive; before our identity was influenced by taking on labels prescribed to us, or donning masks in order to fit in, stand out, or hide away - and before the wear and tear of all the ups and downs that is ubiquitous with the human experience influenced ( and sometimes dimmed) the light of our full expression. 

Childhood is also a time when our inner guidance is pristinely attuned - without us needing to know what that even means. We act on what we are drawn to - naturally. 

Thus, our connections tended to be uncomplicated, free, and true; making the purity of a childhood friendship uniquely sweet and tender. As was that time. As was who we were, both as individuals and as friends. 

This is exactly what makes reunions with childhood friends so precious. It’s an opportunity to reconnect to the days of childlike wonderment - when life was often a bit more wild and free. Through the familiar eyes of an old pal, the one who was by our side during the magic of it all, we are right back where it all started. 

Better than a sepia tone picture, a video from a giant camcorder, or a drive down memory lane, saying, “Hello again, friend!” is a true connection to the authentic splendor of yesteryear.

-Emily