What do you mean 'that's not a holiday'? It should be don't you think? Seeing as how my soap box
has a touch of laryngitis and may take til Monday to get better, I thought I’d
continue on yesterday’s theme about friends. We’ve all said this phrase at one
time or another I’m sure (I know I have): “We couldn’t be closer if we were
blood-related”. This expression got me
to thinking. (I’ll wait while you get through with your ‘oh, so that’s what
that smell is… I thought you were burning bacon’ comments.) All good now? Ok
then.
We all have people that come and go in our
lives, co-workers, significant others, acquaintances. What about those people,
though, who seem to be able to stick with us inspite of us? You know the ones,
those that have run to us moments after getting the text about the most
horrible break-up you’ve ever had (even though it’s 1 am), or reached out to
you even after you forgot something significant in their life just to see if
you’re alright. They don’t do those things because of any blood relation, they
do them because of a love relation… A true friend’s love.
I myself, as I said yesterday, have been
blessed with very good friends along my life’s path. Some of from decades ago,
some of them in this millennium. But,
all of them have one thing in common – they all are people that I know are
genuine, kind, strong people (male and female).
One of them, my best friend Barbie, is just such a person.
She and I met about 8 years ago at a
time when I was on another soap box (it was the first cousin to the one I have
now but it had to retire due to stress fractures – I stressed and it fractured).
I knew right away the first time we
spoke she was just one of those people that once you meet them, you never
forget them. She’s not only a great friend but she’s also a great person and a
fantastic mom and is a beauty inside and out. She’s absolutely one of my main
role models for life. One thing I so very much appreciate about her is the fact
that you don’t hear her putting other people down (umm, I know, I know, I could
learn a few lessons there). Oh, don't get me wrong here - she most definitely will tell me what I need to hear not just what I want to - another hallmark of a TRUE friend - and I'm very glad she's that way. It's kept me from hitting more than one ditch over the years... yes, that IS ditch with a 'd' not a 'b'... although..... oh, sorry, that's another blogpost. Suffice it to say she's saved my bacon more than once!
What was that? Is she taken? What do you think? Of course she is. She's fabulous isn't she? And I'm here to tell you, together they exemplify what a REAL relationship is.
My observance of them over the years has served at times as a renewal of the hope that I too could find someone and for that I’m eternally grateful. (You ever notice that the letters ‘r-e-a-l’ are in relationship – just a little mixed
up?) Hmmm. Interesting…
Anyway, as I was saying, through all the
years of ups and downs, life and loves, Barbie and I have been there for each
other. Today is her birthday and yet I’m the one who feels like I got the gift –
the gift of her friendship.
If you have someone like this in your life,
make this your “National Day of My Best Friend” and tell them “Thank you
for the gift of your friendship and consider this my 'will be there' RSVP of mine to you”.
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