The true beauty, joy and gift of unconditional friendship

Friendship, the invigorating tonic of engagement, almost always results in some of the most wonderful and memorable moments in time. What attracts us to certain people and why we connect and build amazing friendships is unique, hardly a cookie cutter formula.  There are those friends we have because of similar lifestyles or social groups, our friends we spend our working hours with, our friends we grew up with, our friends we went to school or university with, our friends we see or engage with infrequently but pick up as it no time has passed, our friends we make in those serendipitous moments, our friends we make through our parents friends, our friends we make through our siblings or through the friends of friends, our friends we make through our children, our friends who are also our relatives. 

I always smile and feel such thanks and gratitude when I think of my friends and the joy and love they give each and every day. Each of you are a gift, giving when you don't even realise through a myriad of ways...your time, your smiles, your words, your hugs, your laughter, your acceptance, your presence, your thoughtfulness, your wisdom, your insight, your patience, your compassion, your heartfelt gestures, your compromise, your understanding, your, energy, your tolerance, your listening, your trust and most importantly your unconditional love.  

And yes, like any relationships, there is give and take with our friends. There will be those friends you give more to and those friends you receive more from.  But that's the true beauty of unconditional friendship and the roles we play in each other's lives.  When we open up our hearts to such friendship, without a single expectation and thought of who is doing what and just be, we open ourselves up to an oasis of immense growth, joy, peace, compassion and love.   

The Svelte Brown Fox

...celebrating the little and simple things which make you smile and remember life is good

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