No one criticizes the young rose when it's only a small bud and not yet open.  It is beautiful right where it is, in the course of its growth.  No one points at the thorns and complains that the rose needs water and sunshine to grow and someone to cultivate the ground.  We simply gaze in wonder at its beauty, from bud to full blossom.The same is true of friendship.  Like the rose, it is beautiful in each of its season.  With time,  love, nurturing, and faith, friendship will grow.  Take time to stop and breathe in its fragrance and appreciate its development.

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The Unshakable Companion

A friend loves at all times,

and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:17

Being a friend is easy when times ar good or when you benefit from the relationship.  But a true friend sticks by your side even when things get tough.   This is the kind of friend you desire.  But to have one, this is also the kind of friend you must be.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Rascal Flatts-My Wish

~Enjoy~

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These are all beautiful! 

  Thank you, Nancy Lou and anonymous!

Ralph Waldo Emerson, adapted:

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.

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Thank You~Daria

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 Thank you, Nancy Lou!

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Beautiful~Daria...Thank You~

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This is where I am..> Pine_Hill_NJ

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Here is a map...I am from Canada..I clicked in...

Click to your side of the world...MapFling~

http://mapfling.com/qq469ji

Lotsa fun...

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"There is no greater joy than that of true friendship."

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