Moving forward from a recent post that was all about strengthening and
valuing our friendship based relationships, a few days ago, two of my close
friends threw a little soiree for a bunch of old school friends. My friends,
Miranda and Rachel have gotten the party hosting down pat, putting on a mean
BBQ and decorating the heck out of their house with fairy lights. Impressed?
Yeah you are.
It was a really great evening to catch up and check in with some dear
friends, some of whom were once the most important people in my life, but
through one way or another, life has gotten the best of us and our lives have
drifted apart. There is something exciting and humbling about being reminded
about whom you were in high school and what you did, even though it wasn’t that
long ago. Having been a bit all over the shop with my life lately, having a
chat with a few certain people really gave me a good shot in the arm and
reminded me about the things I value in myself. Sometimes you really need to
listen to the people around you because even though we are great at assessing
our own strengths and weaknesses, we are each our own best critics. Friends
have the benefit of hindsight and sometimes their special insight and support
is really just what you need. They have a strange combination of closeness and
distance that during a crisis, we might not always have. Love and treasure
those around you because The Beatles were right, “I get by with a little help
from my friends”.
Photo credits: Jenni Chen
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