Tell me please what you value in your friends!

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Thanks For All You Do Friends!

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It's important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to the friendship that we are not.

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In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out.  It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being.  We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.

If a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do.  Think up something appropriate and do it.

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Not what we give,
But what we share,
For the gift
without the giver
Is bare.

I Give My Friendship!

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OMG.......

The cat in your post below this looks just like my Daisy May!

Love the sayin also!

Hugs ya jean!

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Peace Love & Joy My Friends.........

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I LOVE ALL OF YOU MY FRIENDS!

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Nice input to our friendship thread!

I have reached out to many that say they are a friend and after makin efforts wether small or big by maybe calling them or making a visit to them  or leaving ways for them to see that they have a friend has always been my initiative though many do not respond but yet will call you a friend..I know this feeling well!For i am one of those people who makes the intiative and leaves the door open and many times without any reply.But i hold fast into going forward and still leaving the door open in hopes one day that person just might walk thru it.

One can become exhausted in constantly being the go getter in a friendship,especially when you try and be a friend too many!

I hope our members read your post!Thanks

And speaking on friendships!

I have tried to reach you thru our group with i miss you's and so on...You must be very busy we rarely ever see you here!

I was absent myself due to my dad being very very sick and some changes here at home with having custody and time with my niece coming back home and also with me getting custody of a 16 year old young lady named Anna...And still finding time though small amounts of time to attend to all of my friends here within the group.And with the host thru our host Thread!To let all host and friends know what is going on with the group.

And thru all of this alot of my ( Called friends ) were no where to be found  nor showed any concern.Yet many that are my friends supported me and showed concern which showed me there true hearts!And i thank my higher spirit for what friends responded to my opening of the friendship door of  my heart!

I started the intiatiation and they followed thru!

Miss ya Kim~Would call ya but am unable to at this time....so i stay intouch mainly thru the group!

Great Post ~Thanks again

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Steve Wickham is a safety and health professional (BSc) and a qualified lay Christian minister (GradDipDiv). His passion in vocation is facilitation and coaching; encouraging people to soar to a higher value of their potential. Steve's key passion is work / life balance and re-creating value for living, and an exploration of the person within us.

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What would life be with out friends like thee
I'll tell you, like no longer being free.
Imagine what life would be so sad and blue
To go through life without that special you.
And I know we live so far away
Through the internet we are like castaways
Never get to touch or hug you for this I only pray
For some day I hope we can meet
To hug and laugh and dance to the beat
I know this would be a treat
For now this is all I see
Is my good friends here with me
Just think what life would be
Without friends like thee

When you are down
And you want to get high,
Just take a good look
Up in the sky.

What you will see
Are the stars above,
And all you need
Is to proclaim your love.

Who you will find
And see so clear,
Are friends in mind
You want to hold near.

Whenever you need them
Just look up high,
Call their name
And see them fly.

Every friend you meet
Owns a star
And you can see them
No matter how far.

Whenever you are down
And want to get high,
Just take a good look
Up in the sky.

We share secrets, we laugh and even cry,

We have so much in common,

Concerns, likes and dislikes.

Ours is a relationship joined by

Tender velvet chains that link our

similar dreams of life and love.

A gentle intuition guides us in our

individual struggles to succeed

at the things we pursue, to stand

out from the crowd.

In you I have found so much of myself,

Including many of the same

Insecurities and philosophies.

Complete inner-peace and happiness,

These are the things I wish for you,

in the present and in the future

because you are my kindred spirit.

Hugs To All....This is whats important....(OUR)Friendship....

Leave The Negativety By Its Self....Positive/Positive,We Are!

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I think of you in Winter
When snow is on the ground.
I think of you in Springtime
When daffodils abound.

There's not a day goes by
That you're not on my mind,
A very precious friend,
Gentle, good and kind.

So when I'm feeling lonely
And need a friend who's true,
I know you'll give me comfort
As I walk life's path with you.

 Thank you for being a wonderful friend!

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Our Host Kimberely Posted this in Another thread and it fits in here perfectly so i thought i would repost it in  our Friendship Circle!

It's 'world best friends week'.
Who are your real friends? You are my friend.
Who is your best friend?

Think about this for a minute...

• If I happened to show up on your door step crying, Would you Care?
• If I called you and asked you to pick me up because something Happened, Would you come?
• If I had one day left, to live my life; Would you be part of That last day?
• If I needed a shoulder to cry on, Would you give me Yours?

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true  friendship  in the  making.....

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For a great group, for your incredible posts, for being so generous with your friendship.

Friendship means: sharing completeness, without judgment!

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Hello Members ( Friends )

Friendship!

I have had many many acquaintances in my 44 years!And only a few friends.Friendship is very deep to me.It means to trust and know that the other person knows you as well as you know yourself.Its personal and its a treasure ,one you cherish for all times!

Since i have started this group here on care2 i have had my ups and my downs with folks but i must say the members ( Friends )that have stuck with me this far and that i believe will stick with me as long as i am around in this crazy,beautiful,sometimes tragic world we live in;are the most precious friends of all!

I look forward to you all every single day and when i am happy you are willing to share my happiness and when i am sad you are willing to not just share my sadness but to cheer me away from what made the sadness.

I value you and your friendship and i just wanted to take a moment and share another part of my soul with you my dearest friends!

Thanks For Being You!

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Thanks Jill And Bharat!

I miss ya both much..So its very nice to see ya in the group!

Hugs

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Friends will trust you even if you tell them they're wrong. I have a dear friend, also my classmate from high school, who sends me things sometimes because he knows he'll get the correct information right back! Even though he's not like that in reality, he's sent me some emails that almost make my hair stand on end, they're so wacko and prejudiced! Here's one:

Hey Virg!
   Hey brother, I don't know who sends you stuff like this but they love twisting context and the biggest question I have is: When's the last time you saw a First Lady making and signing legislation or exercising power in government?
   Not only that, there is a racist subtone to the pointing finger! Hillary Clinton's thesis, with somewhat socialist ideas in it was suppressed to prevent political enemies from trying to influence her hubby's campaign. I daresay, if Mrs. Obama was a white woman, you'd never have heard anything about this. The inference is that she cares more for black people than her country. Well DUHHH! Considering what this country has put them through, right on up to the present, I don't blame her a bit. White people of many philosophies are the same way, including many so-called "Christian" types who wouldn't give a crust of moldy bread to a black person, but will preach about Jesus all day long. There are too many real issues facing this nation that have been eating at our happiness, rights and health to be bringing smokescreen crap and thinly-disguised racism in the guise of "reporting". If half the energy these fear- and hatemongers use to slime people of differing viewpoints were engaged toward impoving our country's actual problems, including impeaching and holding the present government accountable for its crimes, we'd be doing much better. Consider the Big Picture. BTW, what does that mean, "We" paid for her scholarship? Last I heard, a scholarship is awarded to those who work hard enough to EARN them!
   Hope all are doing well Virg and I hope Spring has come for good up thre! I feel like throwing a garden down, so I can trust the food I'm eating won't kill me! Love to you and hope this finds you well!
 
                                                      Love and light,
                                                      Ron         
Ron Withrow

Palm Bay, FL 32905 

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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 15:02:10 -0700
From: vstire@yahoo.com
Subject: Fwd: MICHELLE OBAMA.....First Lady???????????????????????
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If you check.......her "Thesis" has been removed in part from the library and not available in it's entirety for public viewing until AFTER the election is over.

Subject: MICHELLE OBAMA.....First Lady???????????????????????
I checked snopes and didn't find anything to dispute this. 

In her senior thesis at Princeton, Michele Obama, the wife of Barack Obama stated that America was a nation founded on 'crime and hatred'. Moreover, she stated that whites in America were 'ineradicably racist'. The 1985 thesis, titled 'Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community' was written under her maiden name, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson.

Michelle Obama stated in her thesis that to 'Whites at Princeton , it often seems as if, to them, she will always be Black first...' However, it was reported by a fellow black classmate, 'If those 'Whites at Princeton ' really saw Michelle as one who always would 'be Black first,' it seems that she gave them that impression'.

Most alarming is Michele Obama's use of the terms 'separationist' and 'integrationist' when describing the views of black people.

Mrs. Obama clearly identifies herself with a 'separationist' view of race.

'By actually working with the Black lower class or within their communities as a result of their ideologies, a separationist may better understand the desperation of their situation and feel more hopeless about a resolution as opposed to an integrationist who is ignorant to their plight.'

Obama writes that the path she chose by attending Princeton would likely lead to her 'further integration and/or assimilation into a white cultural and social structure that will only allow me to remain on the periphery of society; never becoming a full participant.'

Michele Obama clearly has a chip on her shoulder.

Not only does she see separate black and white societies in America , but she elevates black over white in her world.

Here is another passage that is uncomfortable and ominous in meaning:

'There was no doubt in my mind that as a member of the black community, I am obligated to this community and will utilize all of my present and future resources to benefit the black community first and foremost. '

What is Michelle Obama planning to do with her future resources if she's first lady that will elevate black over white in America ?

The following passage appears to be a call to arms for

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Thank you sweety!

I am very happy to have the group back in its original order!

I love ya also friend!

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"What is a friend? I will tell you...it is someone with whom
you dare to be yourself."

"Only your real friends tell you when your face is dirty."

"A good friend remembers what we were and sees what we can be."

"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out."

"A friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be somewhere else."

All love that has not friendship for its base,
is like a mansion built upon the sand."

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow ~ Don't walk behind me, I may not lead ~ Just walk beside me and be my friend."

Building a friendship is like planting a quote.

"An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship."
"Friends are born, not made."

"A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature."

"My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life."

But true friendship is those that love you for simply who you are and stands beside you and walks lifes path with you to the end....Love Monalisa

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Some days are cold and dark. Some make us feel so alone. Some days are hard to understand. On those days God knew we'd need an extra hug or two. So he gave us friends. So that we would always have an angel close when we needed one.

"If you can not find a measure of happiness in being loved it is not the fault of the one who loves you."

This page is dedicated to my friends. Who've helped me get through a very rough spring. Much of the material here is original, some of it is not. But it all speaks to me of someone special in my life. I hope it does to you too. I hope you find something here that will bring light to your day, touch your lips with a smile and allow you to leave with a little more joy in your heart than you had when you came. This is dedicated to friends. With many thanks to mine.

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Friendship and Love

There are many levels of friendship in our lives. Some people are simply acquaintances. Some are “fair weather” friends. Some are friends when it’s convenient. There are some who are extremely friendly only when they need you for something.

A friend of mine said, “ If you have 7 real friends in your whole lifetime, then you are truly blessed.” That made me start thinking about what makes a meaningful friendship. A friendship is a relationship. We must remember to honor and respect each other within all our relationships, through forthrightness, honesty, clear communication and trust!

Friendships don’t just happen. They require attention, nurturing, love and energy to create them and keep them alive. Friendships require our time. The time to talk and share our thoughts and feelings, to enjoy a meal together, to just be alone together as well as interacting with larger circles of friends with each other. As friends, there are good times of celebrating and enjoying life together. During the bad times like when you are sick, depressed or grieving the loss of a loved one you know you love your friend when you are moved to bring over chicken soup (I mean that literally and metaphorically!) and spend some time to keep them company and cheer them up.

Friends remember to reciprocate energy into the relationship. To make a genuine friendship/relationship, both people involved do the inviting and calling up as well as ‘doing’ for each other with loving actions and words naturally of their own accord. Within good healthy relationships, we find that we are seen at our highest potential by our loved ones and all the good we are as well as being loved with our flaws.

I have observed that sometimes friendships go through cycles, especially in long-term relationships. There are times when we just can’t or don’t feel like spending as much time together as we might at other times in our friendship. But in a real loving relationship, this is normal and often is the rhythm of the friendship. It doesn’t mean we care for the other less, it’s just the ebb and flow of the relationship and what part of our Divine Plan we are in. I remember reading somewhere that sometimes we must “let the winds of heaven flow between us.” Hmmm . . . sounds like Gibran.

Our friends and relations provide us with a Magic Mirror of what we must heal and look at within ourselves. It gives us the gift and the opportunity to observe ourselves and make improvements in our thoughts, words and actions. When we are really serving the Higher Purpose, it provides the gift and opportunity, not only for the challenges being presented with a friend or a circle of friends, but also for anyone who might be observing what is going on within our lives or within the lives of whom we are interacting.

We are constantly being presented with a venue to heal the various issues from our past, whether it is from this life or another. Circumstances provide Mirrors of the self. We can only look within and remember that when we are pointing a finger at someone else, in thoughts or verbally, there are three pointing back!

Strong bonds of friendship develop over time, sometimes many years, undergoing and withstanding strong shocks of adversity. Most misunderstandings or conflicts really stem from unmet expectations. When we have no expectations we can have a lot more happiness in our lives and we all can be free to be who we truly are. With honest communication, love and compassion, the friendship has the potential to grow stronger and deeper through any hardship or discord.

True friends are able to forgive and have compassion and love without judgment. We can easily be who we truly are without feeling that we must walk on eggshells or turn down the wattage on our brilliance! Instead we feel encouraged to shine our Light brightly and therefore, live life truly and deeply. No one else can lessen the brilliance of another. We are all responsible for our own Light and how we use it on the Planet in accordance with the Divine Plan. In a healthy relationship we feel the connection and genuine support of each other. A sincere friend can easily look at the bigger picture. No matter how the other has acted or what he or she has said or done, it comes back to our own unmet expectations. When we are clear within ourselves about our needs and wants, then our friendships are perfectly balanced. According to Don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements, don’t take anything personally and do not assume anything, be impeccable with your words and always do your best.

I realize it is much more important that I am the good genuine friend and all else falls into place from that basis.

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