Friendship

Friendship means so many different things to different people. . . . but for me, friendship is about acceptance, and loving each other for simply being the friend, & person, that they are. It's about sharing experiences (good and bad), thoughts, memories, feelings, fears, love & support.

It's about being there for one another when you're needed . . . but knowing when to step back and let someone make their own mistakes and discoveries. It's about encouraging, & allowing, each other to be the very best that they can be . . . & allowing, & encouraging, each other to be the very worst of who they can be. It's about sharing in the laughter, the fun, the achievements, the successes . . . it's also about sharing the tears, the pain, the sorrow & the failures.

It's about knowing someone as well as you know yourself & feeling safe enough with them to let them know you in the same intimate way. Which can be scary, but without taking the risk of intimacy in a friendship, you don't get the opportunity to experience the true depth of loving someone.

And for me, there's no greater gift than that of friendship.