Friends. Having the few or just the one special person in your life who you can rely on. As time goes on, the circle becomes smaller because those who consider to be true friends stay while others leave.
The television show, Friends, became a hit because it showed 5 people who would be there for each other no matter what. The cast seemed like they also became the viewers friends too. The theme song, I’ll be there for You, is what real friends do.
In my life, I’ve been blessed with friends despite the problems that occurred from my premature birth and slow progress towards a normal adult life. Most of my kindergarten classmates/friends have been reunited on Facebook. Other friends, I met through work and only talk or text on the phone.
All relationships get tested usually when one person or both involved in the friendship changes. For example, I had people who I thought who was my friend who ended it when I moved 1100 miles away and three States away because I wouldn’t be physically present for them. Some, I only speak with on occasion because we view life differently on some issues. My best friends are like sisters to me.
It’s fun to reunite with friends who you haven’t seen awhile to talk about the crazy things you did together in the past and survived it.
Do you have lifelong friends? Are you still in contact with them? How did you meet? Any challenges along the way?
During this Holiday season, I hope you can meet up with your friends to have some laughs and share your heart safely plus remember the times you had fun doing crazy things while being thankful that you and your friends survived.
Cheers to friends who we trust with our heart, who we act crazy with, who accepts us for who we are and who have stuck around longer than some spouses! Lift up a glass for them.
Leslie Elizabeth David.
The Magnificent Modern Mature Woman 