STRESS RELIEF 105: CIRCLES THAT BUILD YOU
CIRCLES THAT BUILD YOU There’s something I’ve been noticing a lot lately… Life is a repetition of CIRCLES, and not everyone you call “friend” is actually in your circle. Some people are just sharing your timetable. Not your life. And at first, I thought maybe I was overthinking it. Maybe I was just being “too deep” for campus life. But then I realized something important: In uni, you don’t just meet people… You rotate through circles. And not all of them are building you. 1. Your First Circle: Family (Still in the Background) Before campus even starts, there’s already a circle behind you, family. They fund you, call you, worry about you… sometimes misunderstand you, too. But here’s what university teaches you very fast: Even your first circle needs boundaries. Because you start growing into someone they haven’t met yet. And if you’re not careful, you’ll keep shrinking yourself just to stay “familiar.” But uni is where you slowly learn: You can love your family deeply…...