Friendship

I love my friends. I've learned so much from each of them and I'm so grateful that they've come into my life. They're all so different from each other, but at the same time, every one of them share these very same traits - they're all funny, intelligent, inspiring, loving, compassionate, supportive, creative. All things I admire and wish to be. These are people that have been with me through family crises, job promotions, bad relationships, heartbreak, new love, health scares, pipe dreams...

There's the one who inspires me to explore my creative side and introduces me to things, ideas and people I may not have been blessed to meet otherwise.

The one who lets me sit in her cuddle chair, covers me with a blanket and feeds me tea and cookies while I cry, then offers me the wisdom of someone twice her age.

There's the one that moved to Vegas and I've lost touch with, that I know I could call right this minute and it would be like we saw each other yesterday.

There's the hilarious, kind, banjo playing one who warms my heart with her little Irish smile.

There's the one who teaches me about how to be a healthier person, without preaching. And who will do ANYTHING to make me laugh.

Then there's the one... when I didn't think I could get out of bed, who tells me to get my ass in the shower and get dressed because I'm leaving the house whether I like it or not.

There's the one with the huge heart who listens compassionately and cries with me and then is my cheerleader and tells me she admires my courage to try something new.

There are the new friends; the ones I'm just getting to know, who make me laugh and think. And the old, lost friendships, which are being rekindled thanks to Facebook.

There's my Love, the one who makes me cry with laughter, who I have the most fun with, who holds me when I'm sad, who thinks I'm the funniest person in the world, who listens, takes care of my heart.

...and I realize how very blessed I am to know that I have such support and love surrounding me. These are the things that matter...