Friendship

Friendship
is a strange thing....
We find ourselves telling each other the deepest details of our lives….
Things we don't even share with our families who raised us….
But what is a Friend???
A Confidant? A Lover?
A Fellow email junkie? A Shoulder to cry on?
An Ear to listen? A Heart to feel?...
A Friend is all these things and more.
No matter where we met, ....
I call you Friend.
A word so small...Yet so large in feeling...
A word filled with emotion.
It is true great things come in small packages.
Once the package of FRIENDSHIP has been opened, it can never be closed...
It is a constant book always written...
Waiting to be read...
And enjoyed.
We may have our disagreements...
We may argue...
We may concern one another...
FRIENDSHIP is a unique bond that lasts through it all....
A part of me is put into my friends...
Some it is my humor...
Some it is my listening ear...
Some it is real life experiences...
Some it is my romanticism...
but with all, it is friendship
Friendships forged are a construct stronger than steel built as a foundation....
Necessary for life...
And
Necessary for love
Friends...You and me...
You brought another friend…
And then there were 3...
We started our group...
Our circle of friends...
And like that circle... there is no beginning no end...
We've Been Friends for Such a Long and Lovely Time
There is no Friend like the Old Friend who has shared our morning days,
No Greeting like his Welcome,
No homage like his Praise;
Fame is the scentless Sunflower, with a gaudy crown of gold;
But Friendship is the breathing Rose, with sweets in every fold.
Thanks for being a Very Good Friend to ME !!!!

~ Author Unknown ~

*Portrait of a Friend*

I can't give solutions to all of life's problems, doubts, or fears.
But I can listen to you, and together we will search for answer.

I can't change your past with all its heartache and pain, or the future with its untold stories.
But I can be there now when you need me to care.

I can't keep your feet from stumbling.
I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.

Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness are not mine.
Yet, I can share in your laughter.
Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge.
I can only support you, encourage you, and help you when you ask.
I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship, from your values, from me.
I can only pray for you, talk to you and wait for you.
I can't give you boundaries, which I have determined for you.
But I can give you the room to change, room to grow, room to be yourself.
I can't keep your heart from breaking or hurting.
But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces and put them back in place.

I can't tell you who you are.
I can only love you and be your friend.
~by Caramel Kitty~

*The Keeper of Friendship*

In a friendship
We're free to expose,
Parts of ourselves
Nobody else knows.
But the thing that sustains it
And sets it apart,
Is not something spoken
It's a bond of the heart.
True friends are rare
In a lifetime two or three,
I'm so glad it happened
Between you and me!

-Author Unknown

Friendship Phrase

Friends are like moon & stars. You can't always see them, but you know they are there.
Have great hopes and dare to go all out for them. Have great dreams and dare to live them.
Have tremendous expectations and believe in them.