Life is A Patchwork of Friends

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Old friends -- new friends -- dear friends -- true friends -- country friends -- school friends -- family friends -- childhood friends -- best friends -- good friends -- soul friends.

Friends--- they come in all shapes and sizes, various colors and ages. They remind me of a child’s crayon box -- some are favorites, used every day and some are rarely touched, tucked away and used occasionally. Each color selected and appreciated for the right picture.

No matter what road a person chooses to travel, friends will come and go. Some are there for a season and some for a lifetime--- no matter what length of time, it is always for a reason. Friends are placed on your pathway of life for a purpose --- perhaps a cosmic reason or perhaps a soul mate from another life. Whatever it is, go with it , enjoy your time. Perhaps it is divine intervention or fate; whatever you choose to believe, the fact remains there is a connection.

Over the years I have lived in several places across Canada, acquiring new friendships along the way. Each new apartment or house would provide neighbors that would soon develop into fast friends. Working relationships would often blossom into valuable friendships. One of the hardest things about moving wasn’t the actual move, it was leaving those special ties. Promises would be made, reunions planned and addresses exchanged. Pledging to keep in contact and continue to share our daily lives. Intentions were good--- actions not always carried through.

Maintaining those bonds takes a certain amount of time and energy. Because those connections have been so important I have invested a great deal of myself into that maintenance. And in return friends have stayed faithful over many years-- spanning across provinces and countries. When a phone call or letter (now it is usually an e-mail) arrives unexpectedly it is such a nice feeling, gives you a feeling of importance and one of those ‘warm fuzzies’. To connect after several months and pick up right where you left off reaffirms the feeling of ‘belonging’.

Recently I have had the opportunity to reconnect with an old school chum. What a joy travelling down memory lane. And on the flip side there have been new friends come into my life. Fresh perspectives, ideas and connections.

Have you ever thought of someone and the next day receive a phone call from that individual, or dream of someone and bump into them the next day? Makes your hair stand on end, doesn’t it? Sometimes there is no rhyme nor reason for these occurrences, but it certainly is one of life’s great unexplained pleasures.

Or to go for lunch with a friend --- share a glass of wine or maybe a spinach salad. Talk for hours and get giddy with the wine. That is when you don’t need to worry about embarrassing yourself, nor any worry about little green things in your teeth because a ‘true friend’ will tell you if you have broccoli in your teeth! Hopefully the waitress will bring extra forks for the dessert you plan on sharing--- because when you’re with a friend there are no calories!!!

Take time out for your ‘patchwork ‘ of friends. Keep in contact and build the relationships, one stitch at a time, treat them with care and keep them strong. True friends will stand by you in times of joy or turmoil.

This short saying sums it up for me:

Just Friends enough

sincere and true

What more want I?

What more want you?