What Friendship Is

Friendship is not something we possess.

It's countless moments of connection.

It's sharing a funny moment or a funny memory.

It's sharing a happy story with a friend.

It's offering compassion for our friend's pain.

It's our presence when they are sick or heartsick. 

It's offering advice but without expectations. 

It's sharing in activities for service or for fun. 

It's offering help or a hug.

It's listening with an open heart. 

It's making amends; it's finding common ground.

It's all of these things or any of these things. 

~ Margaret Mary Myers

Remember the Arts and Feed your Senses

Remember the arts, and feed your senses. Listen to poets and musicians. Look up to the heavens and see how the pictures in the sky are different each day. Listen to the symphonies of young people laughing. Breathe in the nuances of the smells in the air as the weather changes from cold to warm. Try a food you haven't eaten for a long time...or find a farm stand and buy a food that's fresh from the garden. Do something that feels good in your hands...strum a guitar, or sew or knit, or work with wood, or paint, or bake bread. Do something with your hands that you've done before, or try something new.