Friendship

This week I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the meaning of friendship. My favorite musical, Wicked, has a song about friendship that every time I listen to it I just want to cry because it resonates so deep in my heart and it reminds me of all of my friends that I love so much. The start of the song goes a little bit like this:“I've heard it said, that people come into our lives for a reason . Bringing something we must learn and we are led to those who help us most to grow If we let them and we help them in return. Well, I don't know if I believe that's true, but I know I'm who I am today, because I knew you.” I have a feeling that there are no mistakes about the people we meet, when we meet them and how long they are in our lives. We are all connected in some way you and me to give help to one another. When I look at my life and the friends that are in it, I see a colorful palette of friendships that help my life in many diverse ways. I have my friends that tell me the truth no matter if it hurts or not, I have friends that give me the biggest laughs of my life, I have friends that I can talk to about musicals and can do REALLY dorky things with , I have friends that are more level headed than me and help me find the “adult” within me. The friend that I talk to once in a great while but still have tons to say to. The younger friends that “look” up to me for being an upstanding adult. HA And there are the friendships that have been built that are so strong at the core that they feel as if they were my own blood brothers and sisters, friends that know every single thing about me and still love me for who I am and help me continue my growth. We are all here to need and love people. No one person can survive without the contact of another human being. We need to be loved , we need to feel accepted and we need to feel care and concern from and for someone else. I thank God for all the people he’s put in my life. And this week in particular I’ve been thinking of all the people that I know and that surround me and I’ve been analyzing and wondering what they’ve done for me and my growth and vice versa. It’s so cool to know that EVERY person is placed in your life for a reason. Think today of the people who surround you and what you’ve learned from them. Thank them for their friendship because you are who you are today because of them in some sort of way.

Thank you to all of you, yes I’m talking to YOU if I’ve met you and you’ve had any part in my life I want to thank you for your interaction with me because you’ve made me grow in many ways. There is a definite love for all of you that goes beyond what words could say. I’m who I am today because I knew you. And I can’t ever thank you enough!