When you live far from your family you miss out on a lot of family gatherings, birthdays and holidays. So how do we make it through these times and just the ordinary days that make up weeks, months and years? It’s the friends that are like family that make up your village that get you through the daily grind of life. Over the years at different times I don’t know what I would have done or how I would have made it without their care and concern. Even when you don’t share DNA they are like a light at the end of a dark tunnel when things were not going just how you had hoped. They prop you up even if they live far away but know you sometimes better than you know yourself.
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Each day I am grateful for the love, acceptance, and kindness they offer in good times and in bad. They have been a refuge when times have been tough and shared with me some of the greatest moments of joy over the years. I wonder sometimes where I would be or how I would possibly have been able to get through the dark times without their constant shoulder to lean on or wisdom to see me through the days of unhappiness when nothing seemed to be going right.
Each one unique in their experiences bringing a different perspectives and enlightenment that I was unable to harness and understand on my own. In turn, I have been there for them showing them a perspective they may not have considered playing off of each other like a band in sync with each note telling a different story or providing a unique connection to the events happening at a particular moment in time.
These people are the heavenly souls sent to us from above that make life a little bit kinder and a little more gentle with the craziness that surrounds us. Some have stayed for many years and some have gone but the ones that have stuck around for me and me for them are the keepers of our secrets, souls and inner longings. They know our hopes and dreams and support us no matter what. They come to greet us in person, virtually or in acts of kindness and only they know how to best reach us.
Everyday I thank the stars above for these kindred spirits that can love me with my flaws, love me like no other and allow me to fail and fall picking me up when I no longer have the strength to do it myself. Cheers to the special ones. Don’t ever let a day go by taking any one of them for granted. They are a gift to us sent to make the hardships and joys of life more tolerable and that much sweeter. Love and Light to all those that I call my friends.. The New Ones and the Ones that have been around since the beginning...You all make the journey that much brighter every single day......
XO & #StayCurious
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