Friendship

A dear and wonderful friend just wrote about people who come in and out of our lives. She quoted a poem about friendship...Reasons, Seasons and Lifetimes. I spent a last minute night out with a long time friend...one from my elementary school days. And I realized how important it is to spend time with your friends when your life is at a turning point. She told me about a favorite song of hers...not really my style of song (I admit, I'm really not a country gal) but I gave the song a listen and I cried. The main lyric of the song is, "God bless the broken road that led me straight to you." And although the song is about finding your true love, this is the same way I feel about friendships...especially my dearest girlfriends (and a special guy who falls into the category of "girlfriends"). something in this great universe brought us together, into each other's lives. There have been people who have come into my life...some for just a short time like college or previous jobs, but there are others who have been in my life through the happy and blessed times...the sad and toughest times. And the true friends have always been there for me, even when the road of life was at it's crappiest. And yes, some of these friends are far away, cities and states away...and some are just a few blocks away. Some I've known for decades, and some for only a few years. Some I see every week, others only every few years (if we're so lucky). Some I only "see" on-line. But they are all dear to my heart and mean the world to me. I have depended on them for laughs, a shoulder to cry on, words of advice and even words of discouragement. A favorite quote of mine is, "Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies." I'm proud to say that I have some "real" friends...they are the ones I love and depend on most in the world. Thank you, to all my real friends :)