FRIENDSHIPS

It must be something with the air… or is it just that time of the year, although I dare not say that problems have a ‘season’. I’ve got three friends who have just and are undergoing some problems at the moment. And I really worry about them. One is sort of… off the hook. The other is… in denial. And the third is undergoing something kinda normal but she’s dealing with it quite well.

And that’s when I looked around and realized how blessed I am to have such great people as friends. They’ve been with me through thick and thin and I know they love me for who I am, even though I might have disappointed them once or twice. And how many people can say that? I read somewhere (a Babysitter’s Club book, if you really must know, back when I was a kid) that if you can count on one hand how many real friends you have, then you are blessed. And I have more than what my hands can count. Maybe we don’t get to talk to each other that much, maybe we’ve drifted apart, maybe I don’t know what’s going on in their lives, yet there’s that certainty that when I need them, they’ll be there. And if I’m in a snag, they’ll help me, no matter what. And I’m really glad to have people like this.

Sometimes I think that maybe I don’t deserve them, because during some times when we’re hanging out, I look at all of them and realize how special they are and how they bring meaning to other’s lives. And who am I to be blessed with such good people? There are some who would do everything they can to help you. Who would reach out, regardless of miles, just to tell you they’re there and they care. There are those who would research for a song that you don’t even know and you’re only clue is one word and they’re looking for it because it has some special meaning to you. There are those who would hold you when you cry and try to make you laugh. These are the people who would raise a vendetta against the opposite sex when you’re hurt and start cheering them on when you’re in love. These are the people who talk you down when you’re drunk and take care of you while wasted.

And I’d do the same for them.

There is a quote that I think applies to situations like this: “We don’t always get what we deserve, but we always get what we need.” I may or may not deserve them and there are/were definitely times in my life when I know I’ve taken them for granted, yet I know I need them. And I love them to pieces.

Guys, to my friends new and old, who’ve stuck with me through thick and thin, many thanks and much love. Mwwwaaaah!!
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