Aging Capriciously

I think friendships have become somewhat ephemeral and fleeting these days.  You may have 2,000 Facebook friends, but how many are “real” friends.  Perhaps it is time we reconsider what a true friend really is. 

A Friend Is:

• Someone whom you can trust
• Someone who trusts you
• Someone who respects you
• Someone whom you respect
• Someone whom you like
• Someone who is there when you need them
• Someone who is there even when there is no need
• Someone who will lend you money
• Someone who will lend you things
• Someone who is loyal
• Someone whom you like to be with
• Someone who spends time with you
• Someone whom you can share problems with
• Someone who listens to your opinion
• Someone whose opinion you listen to
• Someone who cares about you
• Someone whom you care about
• Someone whom you can share intimacies with
• Someone who shares intimacies with you
• Someone who lifts you up rather than puts you down

In the comments section following, I would love to hear what a “Friend Is” to you.  Please post your ideas on friendship.  Feel free to share this blog with others. 

Time for Questions:

What does friendship mean to you?  Who are your best friends?  Why?  How do you develop and keep a good friend?

Life is Just Beginning.

“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.”   — Helen Keller

“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.”   ― Aristotle