“There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends that become family.”
~ Unknown
“Real friends are the ones you can count on no matter what. The ones who go into the forest to find you and bring you home. And real friends never have to tell you that they’re your friends.”
~ Morgan Matson
“A good friend is a connection to life – a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.”
~ Lois Wyse
“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.”
~ Anais Nin
I have the sweetest of friends! Friends who have stood beside me through rough and smooth times! I am grateful for the steadiness of my friendships and the lasting commitment we both have made. I’m sure I have written about friendship, many times, but having been through a challenging life event, recently, I am reminded of what lies beneath my sweetest days!
Friends help us celebrate the good times and lend support when the road gets rough. Friends increase our sense of belonging and purpose. Friends share our values and interests and often confirm our place in the world. When I feel alone or frightened, I know my friends will remind me of connection, trust, and the reasons to push on, to grow and learn! We can never overestimate the importance of a good friend. Friendship is one of life’s greatest gifts. Honouring your friends with your friendship and recognizing all that they bring to your life is time well spent.
Written by: Deborah Lavender, BMG Senior Consultant
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