For every friend added to one's heart, more room is made for others.
In these particularly challenging times, friends come in handy more than ever. We need them. We want them. We can hardly do without them, and they need us. The more the merrier.
Working in a store daily, I have the opportunity to make and create new friends all the time. But this is a unique situation. Not everyone has access to fresh faces. They see the same faces daily -- a few co-workers and a few family members. But whether you see new faces or familiar faces, they are faces of friends, or at least potential friends. Everyone fits that bill.
The importance of expanding one's circle of friends cannot be overlooked. Personal connections, no matter how remote, are the way of the future. The computer cannot help if your car breaks down and you need a lift. When you need a haircut, it is useful to have a friend who is handy with a pair of scissors. A little graphic design help is real help if you are not Photoshop savvy. The list goes on. There is no amount of help by you or for you that cannot help. And, that, it seems to me, is what we're here to do.
It's fun to help -- move a friend, introduce a friend who needs a sweetheart, give some of your stuff away, help clean a rug or put up a screen door. We're turning into a sharing caring society. With less funds to buy everything we need or want, friends can be the best assets we have.
In truth, friends are our life-lines. They sustain us when things get rough. They encourage us. They share their insights, experiences and wisdom. They sit us down and talk to us. They listen.
As loved ones move in and out of our lives, friends remain present. They are our true loved ones, because there are no strings attached to their loyalty. These loved ones can be family members or not, but they are worth every effort to keep
them close.
Our life-lines are our love-lines, our friend-lines. Cultivate many. Share them with others. Develop your friendliness skills. It's so easy -- be a friend first. You never know who might need you.
Smiles, Sally “Life is wonderful! Don’t forget it.” I would like to add you to my friends’ list. Please make a comment if you like. I am trying to connect with as many like-minded people as possible. (To view my gallery of original art and peek at my extensive line of bright and happy products, including THE HAPPY BOOK, bibs, nursery wall décor, totes and purses, and gifts with thoughtful thoughts, go to: www.sallyhuss.com.) Email: sally@sallyhuss.com Sign up for our Happy Musings at: http://www.sallyhuss.com/sallyhuss_signup.htm Copyright 2009 Sally Huss
