FOR THE LOVE OF LIFE & FRIENDS

In our lifetimes we seem to forget to have fun in the process of making a living and the daily grind. We often overlook the things that are important in our lives; our kids, family and even our own little enjoyments.

Life is not working to achieve retirement but of learning to love to the fullest, having wonderful friends that make us laugh, cry, enrich us, and even provide a listening ear. Somehow through time we seem to abuse our friends to a point that we lose them forever, causing deep regret. From that point we spend time trying to fill a void that our friend filled in having them with us.

There are also those who may not have had someone who they can call a very dear friend. Then too, there are those who have had a limited amount of friends and due to conditions that seem out of our control makes keeping in touch very hard to do.

The Internet has allowed the whole world to come closer to us by allowing us to see it is a small world. This method of meeting and communicating with other people can in so many ways form very strong bonds from learning about people from the inside. When these people meet, the bonds are cemented into lasting friendships, and perhaps blooms into much more depending on the people involved. This bond is formed not from a physical appearance but an emotional, spiritual and philosophical point of view that is very deep inside ourselves. Even though we may never get the chance to meet these dear friends it makes them no less special than a friend that lives down the street.

From a perspective of being in my 30's I am finding many of my friends my age are having the yearning of wanting more from life then merely surviving. This is for all those wonderful friendships that we form along our way through this life and to say how much we appreciate all that they are and mean to us.

There are those friendships that move to another level, or where we sense they are our soul mates and cannot live without them. We bare ourselves to them and soon find that we feel that they are a part of us as if we knew each other before. We also find that they allow us to open up to allow our real self appear. We accept each other for what we are and do not expect anything from them, only that they be themselves.

They have faults as we do but we are able to overlook them for they become part of us and we do not condemn ourselves. In absence we know that they are there for us anytime that we need to talk and they have a way to soothe our feathers in our times of strife.

Just like dear relatives, we sometimes forget to tell them we care. There are times when we take advantage of their friendship and generosity, which in time causes ill feelings.

So let’s all just take some time out of our schedules and tell our friends how much we care and enjoy their friendship. Give them a hug and maybe even a kiss to say "thank you" for all that they have done to brighten our world and days.