FRIENDSHIP

195 – Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Friendship – how does it happen? We meet tens of people nearly every day. Why is it that some remain strangers, some become acquaintances and others become friends? The answer is ‘choices’ – we receive an invitation to get together for dinner – we can say ‘yes’ or we can say ‘no’ – unless we accept the request we miss an opportunity. “Do you want to come for a family celebration?” ‘Yes’, we spend time together – ‘no’ we hold the relationship potential at bay. The more times we accept time together, the closer we can become because we begin to feel more comfortable with our newly formed connection. Connection turns into openness – openness begets trust and confidence and, before you have time to assess what has really happened, you begin to receive a return on your investment and reciprocity nurtures the enjoyment of time spent together – then more intimate settings – regular appointments that you miss terribly when life events interfere – cards on Saturdays, for example. We picked up our great friends at the airport today – they were returning from visiting their son, daughter-in-law, grandson, and the newest addition to their clan, a granddaughter, their first. We rejoiced that they were able to make the trip to Colorado – we rejoiced even more today when we picked them up. We functioned well while they were gone – we will do much better now that they are back within visitation range and we can resume our relationship building. In many ways, the scenario is similar to a marriage – every day you are presented occasion to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ at opening yourself up to becoming better companions and closer friends – the rewards come when you invest your own life into the life of another – the true fulfillment of how we are created – to have deep fellowship. Call a friend today and make them an offer – an opportunity to broaden an already good friendship. Call an acquaintance today and make them the same offer – you will be the one who gets the most out of it!!

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