friend
[frend]
noun
1.
a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
3.
a person who is on good terms with another; a person who is not hostile:
4.
a member of the same nation, party, etc.
5.
( initial capital letter ) a member of the Religious Society of Friends
verb (used with object)
8.
to add (a person) to one's list of contacts on a social-networking Web site
I love having friends. I love making new friends. Like a crack whore
hungry for my fix, the comraderie and love shared between two people in
a relationship is something I seek.
I didn't cultivate long lasting friendships growing up due to my own inability
to stick out rough patches for fear that they were my fault. Safer to walk
away than to face failure. Now, though, I admit to seeking out people to befriend,
interact with and learn from.
I have not always been a good friend, and still often fall down on the job, but
I have been blessed in my "adulthood" to have friends who love me just the same.
Sometimes I am not the easiest person to keep in contact with, get together with
and sometimes I am impossible to be around (yep - I admit it!) But friends make it
through these waves to the other side.The ones who stop surfing?
I love the time I had with them, and wish them well and hope we meet again :)
I have people in my life who know who I am, fully and completely, and they like me
despite this. I pray each night that the people who I befriend know how much I
appreciate their presence in my life whether I saw them last night, last week,
last year or last decade.
So it got me thinking about how much happier and whole I am with the peace of
knowing so many wonderful people, and of course, I wondered if there were health
benefits to having good friendships!
I loved this blog post:
So hug your friends, laugh, cry and love this February - after all - it's good for
your health!
Find your CORE.
This post is dedicated to all those who I plan on rocking on a front porch, or
sitting on a park bench with when I'm old and grumpy.
