I like noticing differences in people I've known for a long time. I know I change super easily and take on the new as if I've always been that way, but some others don't keep up or they don't change very quickly so it's harder for them to relate or notice change.

I'm glad I can notice change, cause I picked a husband who also changes quickly, and even though we've only been married for just over 3.5 years, I've seen a ton of growth in him. If I thought he was still the same as when we first met, we would not be as close or happy with each other as we are.

If something comes out that isn't awesome from either of us, we can know that it seen will be, cause we both lay attention, and want to learn and grow, and next time we're in a similar situation, our actions or reactions are different.

However, a lot of people are not like us. They need way more time to grow, and thus think others do too. Or they're under the lie that "people don't change".

I'm glad to know you're growing and integrating with who you truly are, someone awesome and loved by God, made in His image, His son! And that even though people from the past might be hard to get along with because they still expect the old you, those of us here now can see you closer to who you truly are right now!

Some of the people from your past could handle you sharing with them how you are different now, and they would actually be able to upgrade their view of you, but some wouldn't be able to understand it at all.

Bless you on this journey of continuing to grow in self-love, self-image, and awareness of being a new creation and all that entails!