What is your definition of friendship? Who do you call your good friends or best friends and why? People tend to use the word friendship very loosely…
I have a good amount of girlfriends, but I only have a couple of good friends/best friends. My girlfriends are women who I know and who know me. I don’t spend a ton of time with them. I might not even spend my weekends with them, but they are supportive, helpful, funny, and they are good listeners.
My good friends/ best friends are less than a handful and are the people I go to first with good news or bad news. They have been there for me through awesome times and God awful times. They are not only people I can count on, but they are people I can also turn around and help. I can give them advice or input and not have to sugar coat it. I am a no-nonsense person, so they have to be able to take it from me straight – not that I would be mean or anything…These people are the first people that come to my mind when I want to do something special for someone or help someone out. I would not be able to stay sane without these people.
This past year has brought me a lifetime worth of struggles. Through these times, I have definitely learned who my friends are. The people who said they would do something and have kept true to their words. People who I can call on and they answer back with no delays. People who not only have supported me emotionally and mentally, but even a few who have helped me financially – not with actually handing me cash, but by pointing me in the right direction when I was at a crossroads to enable myself to prosper to become the best me which turned into cash. These people stayed with me until I saw the light at the end of the tunnel.
So to those very good friends of mine, you know who you are, I want to thank you for everything you’ve done for me: listening, encouraging, helping, guiding I love you for it all.
Cheers to my very good friends, I hope that I am and can continue to be as good a friend to you as you are to me.
Love you!!!!!
Thyjuan
Awe - I love this post! I feel the same way, especially as a woman of a certain age (oh-kay, how you doin Wendy?!) I think as we get older we start to really evaluate who our "true" friends are, and why. People come in and out of our lives for a reason. We may not spend every waking hour with our "true" friends. Heck, I'm lucky if I see my good friends once every few weeks! But we can always pick up right where we left off. I also know that they are there for me if and when I need them and that they care. That speaks volumes.
ReplyDeleteI have three very good friends that I've known since kindergarten. Yes, kindergarten!! Despite college, moving, marriage & kids, we've managed to stay connected. It's awesome.
Love you too T-woman!!!!!!!! :)