“My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.” – Henry Ford
“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” – Helen Keller
“A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I get by with a little help from my friends.” – John Lennon
“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.” – Alice Walker
“A faithful friend is a strong defense: and he that hath found such an one hath found a treasure.” – Ecclesiasticus 6:14
There is something great about finding an unexpected card in the midst of bills in the mailbox. It makes getting the mail a much more pleasant experience. Today I received a beautiful ‘just because’ friendship card from one of my friends. We haven’t seen each other or had the opportunity to talk in a while but it hasn’t changed our bond or the dynamics of our friendship.
I believe that real friendships stand the test of time, space, and distance. Where there is genuine love and respect, friendships flourish.
You don’t have to see or talk to a person every day to be friends. I think that friends are so connected that they are always in tune with each other. I know that to be the case especially with my friends.
I have friends that I haven’t seen in 5 years (in ATL). We keep in contact via email mostly, but I know without a doubt that they have my back and they know that I have theirs!
A friend cares about you and your well being.
A friend will go over and above the call of duty for you.
A friend listens to you.
A friend talks to you, not at you.
A friend tells you the truth while sparing your feelings.
A friend helps you up after you’ve fallen. A friends laughs with you, not at you.
A friend encourages you to live life abundantly, a friend gives you space to do just that…
A friend does things out of the blue to show they love and appreciate you.
Maybe my surprise in the mail doesn’t seem like such a big deal to some people…but to me its the little things that mean so much.
Like me, all of my friends are extremely busy juggling lots of responsibilities.
Our schedules often conflict and sometimes its hard for us make time to hang out and catch up.
I think an important and often overlooked aspect in friendships is valuing and respecting people’s time.
I absolutely value and respect my friends time. Time is the one thing we cannot get back. Time cannot be bought but it can be spent. How we spend our time and who we spend our time with is important.
I appreciate the time that was taken to pick out a card, hand write a note, buy a stamp, and take it to a post office or drop it in a mail box.
We live in a hustle and bustle world where its easy to just not do stuff because we are all so busy doing other stuff. We should always make the time and take the time to appreciate kind gestures and to reciprocate the love. That is the essence of friendship and living life abundantly!
I am so blessed and fortunate to have good friends in my life. (Thanks Coffee Bean Mustard)! This one is for you!
Brandy – Best Friend (1995)
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24 Responses to “To Have A Friend, Be A Friend”
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This really made my morning, but I got a little teary eyed reading a few of these, like “My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.” I realize that I don’t think I really have many close friends who do this for me. It’s a little weird, but as a blogger I’m beginning to find that some of my best friends are almost strangers to me, the people who visit my blog. They are some of the most supportive, most constructive people in my life, and I’ve never even seen most of them face-to-face before.
GREAT POST!
Thank you for your inspiring posts…. you have a truly beautiful spirit and I’m glad that I happened to stumble upon your site today. Take care and blessings to you,
Celia
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Very nice video and very good friend post.
Fran
Friendship Is one of the key of success.
Interesting blog, I have a lot of friends. On close scrutiny I realize that most of them are OLD friends, I still keep in touch with school time friends, yet the new work friends just come and go.
I believe school time was the best time to make friends.
Great video and post, enjoyed reading it very much
You’re title sums it up nicely, sometimes you need to be able to give of yourself (time, knowledge, resources) without expecting anything in return.
In doing so, you’ll find that others are willing to reciprocate as well.
Mike
Reminding me to what the Bible say…Whatever we want other do to us, do for them likewise. Great post!
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I love having friends but cannot help but think that they do not feel the same about me sometimes. I have one that will be a good friend when it benefits him but otherwise he can be a pain. I grew up with him though and he is one of my best. Thanks for sharing your post.
Thank you
Good Site
Thank you for the spirit
Very lovely. And you prove once again that you are wise beyond your years, Marenda!
Great post. It is very interesting . Friends are very important. I agree with what you had said in the article. Thanks for the post.
I can Say
“Friends are part of the life”
With out them i am sure every one feel lonely
Very good post…
Thank you so much for posting the inspiring thoughts to ponder about friendship.
“I get by with a little help from my friends.” I always do..
Great post, I enjoyed reading it very much.
Thanks!!
Marenda,
God Bless You. You have created a wonderful blog that is good for the spirit, helps raise awareness of the mind. I guess you will have to leave your readers to thier own motivation to work on thier body.
Body, Mind, and Soul. You seem to be a beautiful one.
I may describe a true friend this way -> A friend in deed is a friend in need. This saying sums-up the reality of how and when we can consider our friend a real friend.
Friendship is not about finding similarities, it is about respecting differences. You are not my friend coz you are like me, but because i accept you and respect you the way you are.
sometimes I found to find real frineds like what you said is really hard. but gradually i realise that if you need true friends then you should becomelike them who are in your ideal friends .
Before you have a friend, learn to be a friend!
Nice blog,thanks for sharing.