... something new...

So for Christmas from a friend I got a handy dandy day calendar with a different quote each day about friendship... I secretly vowed to wite up a quick blog each day about the daily quote... only I haven't posted them... and we're on day 19... so I will condense them and post them in a couple of posts - rather than 19...

January 1
"Friendship is the wine of life."
~Edward Young

We've all heard interpretations of this quotation, how they grow better with age.Which they do, a friend that you have had for a long time, is an amazing blessing. But that isn't to say that the newer friends aren't as good... because sometimes they are, sometimes the exceed expectations.

January2/3
"The essence of true friendship is to make allowance for another's little lapses."
~David Storey

Oh how I agree with this one, especially as of late... I haven't been the most supportive, I have had a hanful of little lapses... I have almost missed birthdays... I haven't checked in, I haven't kept updated, I haven't shared news or even talked to some of my good friends lately. But that's where this quote steps in, a good friend will understand without being angry, and will not be upset with me... that is a true friend.

January 4
"Sometimes, friendship means thinking with your heart and not your head."
~Will Robinson

Whomever Will Robinson is/was he is a brilliant individual, and spoke wisely. Sometimes our head will tell us one thing and our heart will speak another; and we have no idea which to do. A good friend, will follow whichever feels best, sometimes you're heart wins the battle, and it pays off. Sometimes when you follow your head you realize you weren't thinking clearly in the beginning and you may have gone the wrong way. It's all about taking chances and thinking about what is best for you - and the friend(s) involved.


January 5
"When friends stop being frank and useful to each other, the whole world loses some of its radiance."
~Anatole Broyard

I agree with this one as well, a good friend will always speak the truth (even when it will hurt), because if you can't expect the truth from your friends, the people you trust and keep closest to you, who can you expect the truth from? Sure it may sting at the time, but one will realize that the truth is something to be valued, something to embrace. Honesty is key in any relationship.


January 6
"Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed."
~Cicero

Who would have thought that there would be a single thing that nearly every human being would be able to have some sort of agreeance on? And who would have thought it would be as simple as friendship?! It's true though, everyone needs to have some sort of friend in order to get through... can you imagine not having any friend?! Not a single friend? I mean there were times when I felt like I didn't have a single friend in the world - but I always had my mom, or a pet, or people I talked to online (geeky, but true). No one said that a friend had to be someone your age, or someone like you, or even a human for that matter - many people become friends with their pets (and that is considered to be somewhat normal... depending on the degree of friendship I guess...).

That's all for tonight... my brain is turning to mush!! But there will be more tomorrow!!!