Time and space give us the opportunity to reconnect.

A disagreement. A tiff. A breakup. You may feel like you could never see someone again.

And certainly, some wounds run too deep—a lifetime may not be enough for some pain to fully heal.

But for most of our encounters in life, enough time gives us a chance to heal. To renew a relationship. To start anew.

A friend I hadn't heard from in a while reached out. The last time we spoke, they said something that stung. Rubbed me the wrong way. Made me want to not speak to them for a while.

But when they called today, something renewed. Enough time had passed. The memory of the sting didn't fade—a statement that made me feel insulted and embarrassed when it happened. But the time between allowed me to let it go more easily. To simply let bygones be bygones.

Time may not erase the wounds. But it can give them space to heal. Perhaps to scar. But at least to hurt less—or not at all.

All that to say: maybe we keep the mind open to how much can change. How a relationship shifts with time. Even if things between us are bad right now, they don't have to stay that way.