I stumbled across a song tonight that I have always loved and that truly captured what I was feeling and in listening to the words of the song “That’s What Friends Are For” by Dionne Warwick I felt compelled to write about those people in our lives that leave footprints on our souls – our best friends. I felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude for those people in my life that I am honored to have as friends and quite honestly don’t know what I would do without. We all have friends, we all need friends and to some, we are that friend that will never be forgotten.
There are many things in life to be thankful for and I have found myself thanking God for many things in past weeks but one of the things I have been most grateful for are my friends. Life is good and life can be tough and recently I was reminded how true friends are present in love and support regardless of the good and bad. It is with love in my heart that I share those qualities that I have found in a true friend…..
♥ A true friend is someone that loves and accepts ALL of who you are…..
♥ A true friend will tell you the truth even when it is something that you really don’t want to hear…..
♥ A true friend will wipe away your tears and be there for you through the darkest of times…..
♥ A true friend will stay up with you all night when you are sick and if you can’t sleep neither will they…..
♥ A true friend will grieve with you, hold you, cry with you and feel your pain because they don’t want you to be alone…..
♥ A true friend is someone that completes you and you truly don’t know what you would do if they were no longer in your life…..
♥ A true friend never says goodbye…..
♥ A true friend sometimes knows you better than you know yourself…..
♥ A true friend loves you enough to let you take risks and make mistakes but will then be with you to catch you if you fall…..
♥ A true friend will protect you at all costs…..
♥ A true friend will never abandon you…..
♥ A true friend will not judge but loves you enough to lead you to the right path when you have taken the one that is wrong…..
♥ A true friend feels sad when you are sad and happy when you are happy – they want was is best for you…..
♥ A true friend will help you to put your heart back together again when it is broken into a million pieces…..
♥ A true friend will help you to face your biggest fears with courage and grace…..
♥ A true friend lends you their strength when you just can’t find your own…..
♥ A true friend will make you laugh and at times will laugh with you or at you whether they think you are funny or not…..
♥ A true friend will just listen for as long as you need to talk…..
♥ A true friend will drop everything and will run to your side when you need them the most whether you ask them to or not…..
♥ A true friend knows when you are hurting without you having to say a word…..
♥ A true friend believes in you and will sometimes help you to recognize those amazing things in yourself that you were never able to see…..
♥ A true friend does not walk in front of you but instead walks beside you holding your hand through the many journeys we must take…..
♥ A true friend misses you and loves you regardless of the miles that may separate or the years that have passed by…..
♥ A true friend loves you without condition just because…..
♥ A true friend will answer the phone even when they don’t want to talk…..
♥ A true friend does not care about your past and loves you for who you are today and all you are hoping to be tomorrow…..
♥ A true friend will be silly with you and yes, at times get crazy without a care in the world…..
♥ A true friend will check on you when you have disappeared from the world making sure you are okay…..
♥ A true friend will share things with you that cannot be shared with anyone else…..
♥ A true friend is someone you can trust with anything and your most personal secrets are kept safe in their hearts…..
♥ A true friend is a blessing from God…..
♥ A true friend will be with you in sickness and in health and even when you are most frail will hold you and make you smile…..
♥ A true friend will be a true friend forever and nothing will ever stand in the way of that friendship…..
♥ A true friend forgives…..
♥ A true friend is patient and tolerant even when hurt or angry…..
♥ A true friend will always bring out the best in you and when you are at your worst they love and support you anyways…..
♥ A true friend always has your back and you can always count on them…..
♥ A true friend loves you from the inside out and sees only beauty even on your worst days…..
♥ A true friend is forever and will always be in your heart no matter where they are…..
In truth, this list could go on and one of the beautiful things about good friends is they can appear at any time in our lives. Good friends can come from many walks of life. Good friends can love us from afar and can be someone we have never met. Good friends can be those that we have known forever. What I know and have come to appreciate and value is that I have friends in my life that I know love me and are there for me regardless of what I am going through and I hope and pray that I can give back some of the same. There are many things in life that cost a great deal but one of the most important things in life that is priceless is true friendship and I thank God for my precious friends. I know that as the years go by and I come to the end of my journey, one of the things I will be most grateful for is my friends.
So, to all my friends out there I love you, appreciate you and will never forget you. I actually missed you before I met you and my first wish is that I can somehow give back all that you have given me. My second wish is that each and every one of you reading this has those special people in your life that bring you peace, joy, comfort and love. That’s what friends are for…..
Michele DeVille is an author, speaker and life coach that believes anyone can live their best life regardless of the past. Check out www.thepathtoforgiveness.com and www.micheledeville.com. Michele believes in the power of forgiveness and wrote the book “The Path to Forgiveness” and is working on her second book.
