Friends

I am very lucky.

In every job I’ve held and every place I have lived I found friends…good friends.
Not just friends of convenience or circumstance but friends of affinity, connection and friends of the heart.

Every time I dive into a new job or a new place I think to myself, “Will I find people I like? Will I find people who like me? Who I feel comfortable with? Who I connect with? Or have I hit my max on friends?” But time and time again I am blessed to meet more amazing people that become life long friends. I have friends who support each other, challenge each other, console each other and cheer each other on through every twist and turn that life brings our way. Friends I love to laugh with, gossip with, talk trash TV with, catch up with, hang out with, travel with, hurt with and celebrate with.

Best of all they are friends that even if we haven’t seen each other in months or even years we can easily slip back into the comfortableness and ease of our friendship as if no time has passed at all – with no judgment, blame or awkwardness. That is special …and rare.

Life has taken many of us in different directions and down very divergent paths, plus with all the moving and transitions I’ve taken on in my own life it makes staying in touch on a regular basis not always easy. I used to worry and stress that if we didn’t stay in touch regularly that my friendships would fade away. But what I’ve found over the years is that with true, real friendships time and distance don’t matter that much.

As I sit in the middle of my current life transition getting ready to figure out where I’m headed next in life I’m feeling two things: 1) I’m excited about the future friends that could come my way in this next turn in life; 2) I am feeling very confident and grounded (even though life is VERY ungrounded at the moment) because I know that I have the support, love, encouragement, good wishes and positive vibes from all of my wonderful friends.

I AM one of the luckiest people in the world.

Thank you for reading my mush and thank you for being my friend.