Friendship

Friendship has always been a tricky thing for me. Growing up I was very outgoing and had a ton of people I thought were friends. Then I got to high school and my interests changed as did my group of friends. When I got to college my friends were my drinking buddies. Looking back now I realize that I really didn't have a lot of friends in my life. I remember my mom once telling me - holding one hand up - if you die and you have this many friends you have lived a good life. I didn't know what she meant then but I do now. Friends are people who stay in your life during the good and bad times. They are the ones that tell you the truth even when the truth will hurt. They are the ones that love and accept you for who you are not what you are. I look at my life now and realize that growing up I only had one true friend before college, two good friends in college and now currently I am blessed to say that I can hold up two hands to tell you how many friends that I have. It has been only through the grace of the Great Spirit that these people have been allowed to grace me with their light and I have been blessed to have them share my life. So for today, stop and recognize the friends that you have in your life and tell them thanks for all the good things that they bring to your life - you never know what will happen tomorrow.