chosenangel
Don't allow yourself to be held back by the "I knew you when" crew. If you allow it, they will keep you stuck in a stage of your life that is past and gone. These people define you on the basis of who you were, not who you have become, and certainly not who you can be in the future. Some old time relationships can rob you of the momentum you need to soar. They do not allow you to embrace the future, because they desire to keep you in the past. One great gift you can have in your life is people who can relate to where you are going, and that is the reason God put likeminded people together, those who will celebrate you and respect you, and surely have your back. Let great friendship take you great places you have never been.
