Friends, a prized possession.

We all need a cheering section in life and someone to steer us in the "right" direction. Usually it's our families, especially our parents that see us doing no wrong and cheering us on. Other times it's friends that love and care about us that pick up the slack. I have to say I have a few good friends that have picked up the slack. Thank you. Especially to those friends that have stuck by me thorough the years and have believed in me and never given up hope. Thanks for those long talks on late nights. Thank you to those of you that have traveled long distances over the years to see me if just for an hour.  And thank you to those new friends that have jumped in during the middle of the storm to fish me out and keep me dry.

Thanks to the friends that have steered me back on course and set me straight.  This isn't an easy task, but very necessary.

I've come to a point in my life where I'm too old to play cat and mouse. I'm done with trying to be someone I'm not so you'll like me. Either you can hack it as my friend and you can deal with everything that comes with being my friend or you can't. I know I am high maintenance.  That's just the way it is, but the consolation is I have a lot to offer you in return. If you need anything I am there at the drop of a hat. I have many resources and talents that I can use to help you out of a jam or to make your life easier. I've mastered secret keeping, I have many talents that can be of use to use.  I'm artistic, creative, I can sew, paint, and quilt. I am good in the garden, I can cook, bake, clean and organize. I can build stuff like a giant arbor, I can fix stuff like ice makers or a clogged drain. I am also very good on the mac. I have knowledge of human resources and psychology. So with much as I take I am willing to double in return. 

With that being said I choose my friends wisely and have many more acquaintances then friends.  Some of you I'd like to be your friend, but I'm afraid that my thoughts and ideas would overwhelm you.  That's ok, we all have all types of friends. Friends we hangout with at church, work, quilt with, craft with, go to movies with, play sports with, go dancing with, cook with, go camping with, play games with, study with, etc. Everyone serves a purpose in our life, we don't have to do everything with everyone.

At the same time we all are in search for our kindred spirt, our sole mate the one that makes us complete and that we complete. This is the most special of friends we can have.  It is not as easy task to find this person. It impossible to explain or understand this type of friendship unless you have experienced it for yourself. I have run across one kindred spirit in my life. It was scary and weird. We connected on a spiritual level a level I've never connected with anyone before. I didn't understand what was happening at the time. It happened so quickly, we had only known each other a few days and it was as if we were instantly best friends even thought we barley knew each other. We wanted to be together all the time, talk get to know each other, understand what we were feeling and why. We had so many questions. In a way we could read each other's minds, we could feel each other's joy and pain. We didn't have sympathy for the other, but true empathy. I was very scared and kind of upset about it all because I didn't understand it.  The sad thing is as quickly as this friend entered my life this friend exited. We reconnected later in life and were shocked to feel the same strong bond of spirits, but once again this friend disappeared as quickly as they reappeared. Maybe we weren't met to stay connected, maybe we were just put in each others lives to learn the lessons we learned while in each other's presence. I know not, but have faith in God that what ever it was, it was meant to be. I think now it is time for me to let go and to be on the lookout for another kindred spirit.