A friend is someone we turn to,

When our spirits need a lift.

A friend is someone we treasure,

For our friendship is a gift.

A friend is someone, who fills our lives,

With beauty, joy, and grace.

And makes the world we live in,

A better and happier place.

We find ourselves telling each other the deepest details of

our lives

Things we don't even share with our families who raised us.

But what is a friend? A confidant? A lover? A fellow e-mail

junkie?

A shoulder to cry on? An ear to listen? A heart to feel?

A friend is all these things...and more.

No matter where we met, I call you friend.

A word so small...yet so large in feeling...a word filled

with emotion.

It is true great things come in small packages.

Once the package of friendship has been opened, it can never

be closed.

It is a constant book always written...waiting to be

read...and enjoyed

We may have our disagreements...we may argue...we may concern

one another.

Friendship is a unique bond that lasts through it all.

A part of me is put into my friends...some it is my

humor...some it is my listening ear.

Some it is real life experiences...some it is my

romanticism...but

with all, it is friendship.

Friendships forged are a construct stronger than steel.

Built as a foundation.... Necessary for life...and necessary

for love.

:-)

you brought another friend...

and then there were 3...

we started our group...

Our circle of friends...

and like that circle...

there is no beginning or end..

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you

can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to

them.

I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people just

don't care back.

I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and only

seconds to destroy it.

I've learned that it's not what you have in your life but

who you have in your life that counts.

I've learned that you can get by on charm for about fifteen

minutes. After that, you'd better know something.

I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best

others can do but to the best you can do.

I've learned that it's not what happens to people that's important. It's what they do about it.

I've learned that you can do something in an instant that will give

you heartache for life.

I've learned that no matter how thin you slice it, there are

always two sides.

I've learned that it's taking me a long time to become the

person I want to be.

I've learned that it's a lot easier to react than it is to

think.

I've learned that you should always leave loved ones with

loving words.

It may be the last time you see them.

I've learned that you can keep going long after you think

you can't.

I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, no

matter how we feel.

I've learned that either you control your attitude or it

controls you.

I've learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a

relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had

better be something else to take its place.

I've learned that heroes are the people who do what has to

be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the

consequences.

I've learned that learning to forgive takes practice.

I've learned that there are people who love you dearly, but

just don't know how to show it.

I've learned that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I've learned that my best friend and I can do anything or

nothing and have the best time.

I've learned that sometimes the people you expect to kick

you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.

I've learned that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right

to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I've learned that true friendship continues to grow, even

over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

I've learned that just because someone doesn't love you the

way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all

they have.

I've learned that maturity has more to do with what types of

experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and

less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

I've learned that you should never tell a child their dreams

are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are more humiliating,

and what a tragedy it would be if they believed it.

I've learned that your family won't always be there for you.

It may seem funny, but people you aren't related to can take

care of you and love you and teach you to trust people again.

Families aren't biological.

I've learned that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them

for that.

I've learned that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by

others.

Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I've learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken the

world doesn't stop for your grief.

I've learned that our background and circumstances may have

influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we

become.

I've learned that sometimes when my friends fight, I'm

forced to choose sides even when I don't want to.

I've learned that just because two people argue, it doesn't

mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't

argue, it doesn't mean they do.

I've learned that sometimes you have to put the individual

ahead of their actions.

I've learned that we don't have to change friends if we

understand that friends change.

I've learned that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a

secret. It could change your life forever.

I've learned that two people can look at the exact same

thing and see something totally different.

I've learned that no matter how you try to protect your

children, they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in

the process.

I've learned that there are many ways of falling and staying

in love.

I've learned that no matter the consequences, those who are

honest with themselves get farther in life.

I've learned that no matter how many friends you have, if

you are their pillar you will feel lonely and lost at the

times you need them most.

I've learned that your life can be changed in a matter of

hours by people who don't even know you.

I've learned that even when you think you have no more to

give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the

strength to help.

I've learned that writing, as well as talking, can ease

emotional pains.

I've learned that the paradigm we live in is not all that is

offered to us.

I've learned that credentials on the wall do not make you a

decent human being.

I've learned that the people you care most about in life are

taken from you too soon.

I've learned that although the word "love" can have many

different meaning, it loses value when overly used.

I've learned that it's hard to determine where to draw the

line between being nice and not hurting people's feelings and

standing up for what you believe.

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