Friendship

“A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.”
― William Shakespeare 

“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares.”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Road to Daybreak: A Spiritual Journey

“I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don't take them for granted. Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together. Powerful stuff.”
― Jon Katz

This weekend I enjoyed the company of my mother and my new sister in-law. I can't tell you how much I have missed them. The value of friendship can't be measured but it sure can show. I know that I have been in great need of it. I picked a few quotes that I really like enjoyed but also that I agreed with. The last quote was one that I thought was simple but to the point. It states the key rules of friendship and so I have failed, some not so far back. With the move I've failed to stay connected like I use to, I walked away because I was too far way. I was too distracted, too busy, and too tired. I started to fall a part and noticed that I was missing a key part of life, my friends. I've been working on repairing that. It's been hard but I know its worth it.