What I've Learned About Friendship..

• I've learned that there are many good friends around, but true best friends are hard to come by.
• I've learned that sometimes you love a best friend more than a boyfriend.
• I've learned that a best friend is more important than a boyfriend.
• I've learned that you can do something or nothing with a best friend and still have the best time.
• I've learned that a true friendship has many memories, both good and bad, but all important.
• I've learned that sometimes the most used part of a best friend is the shoulder you cry on, and the shoulder you are willing to lend.
• I've learned that when a best friend is happy, you find yourself happy too, even when it has nothing to do with you.
• I've learned that a best friend's family soon feels like your own.
• I've learned that the only one who truly understands is a true friend.
• I've learned that nothing ever sounds stupid, funny, or unbelievable to a best friend, and you never feel stupid saying whatever it is.
• I've learned that sometimes it feels like a best friend is the only one who will ever care about you and think you are beautiful in your own way.
• I've learned that you always have that something extra to give to a best friend in need, and can count on that in return.
• I've learned that your heart is forever touched by a true friend, no matter how things end up.
• I've learned that when your heart has been broken, a best friend is the best band-aid for it.
• I've learned that a best friend will call you in the middle of the night to talk without thinking, and it's OK.
• I've learned that in many cases, a hug and a kind word from a best friend is the only thing that helps get you through the day.
• I've learned that a best friend would stick up for you no matter what the consequences are.
• I've learned that best friends can sing at the top of their lungs and not worry about singing the wrong words or being out of tune.
• I've learned that best friends stay up all night and on the phone for hours talking without even realizing it.
• I've learned that a best friend can tell the difference between a silly crush, and more than that.
• I've learned that sometimes a best friend is all you have.
• I've learned that sometimes you wonder how she knew, but then you realize that's just how close you are.
• I've learned that when you are true best friends, everyone else knows it.
• I've learned that, most importantly of all, best friends will always be best friends, no matter what is happening in their lives, where they are, or what they are doing. A best friend is irreplaceable. This is the most important thing I could have ever been taught by a best friend.

FRIENDSHIP.........

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."

"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather is one of those things that give value to survival."

"Friendship with oneself is all-important because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world."

"Friendship with oneself is all-important because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world."

"A friend will be there for you when things are good...but a TRUE friend will be there for you when things are good and also when things are very bad...and just when it feels like you will never smile again...she can put a smile on your face with just with a hug!"
"If you are going to gain anything in life, gain a friend, they will always be there, and that makes all the difference in the world."

"True friends are never apart, maybe in distance, but not in heart"

"True friendship is sitting together in silence and feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had."

Love is patient,
Love is kind.
It does not envy,
It does not boast,
It is not proud.
It is not rude,
It is not self-seeking,
It is not easily angered,
It keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres....

Love Like You’ve Never Been Hurt...

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren’t old enough and we’ll be more content when they are. After that we’re frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.

We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire. The truth is, there’s no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It’s best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.

One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D Souza. He said, “For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin – real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.”

This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time… and remember that time waits for no one…

So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you’ve had a drink, until you’ve sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy… Happiness is a journey, not a destination.

Thought for the day:

Work like you don’t need money,
Love like you’ve never been hurt,
And dance like no one’s watching.