My older sister sent this to me tonight...its SO TRUE...so instead of just sending out a bunch of emails I decided to just post it on my blog :) ENJOY!
When I was little, I used to believe in the concept of one best friend,
and then I started to become a woman. And then I found out that if you
allow your heart to open up, You will be shown the best, in many
friends.
One friend is needed when you're going through things with your partner.
Another friend is needed when you're going through things with your
parents. Another will sit beside you in the bleachers as you delight in
your children and their activities. Another when you want to shop,
share, heal, hurt, joke, or just be.
One friend will say, 'Let's cry together,' another, 'Let's fight
together, ' another, 'Let's walk away together.' One friend will meet
your spiritual need, another your shoe fetish, another your love for
movies, another will be with you in your season of confusion, another
will be your clarifier, another the wind beneath your wings.
But whatever their assignment in your life, on whatever the occasion, on
whatever the day, or wherever you need them to meet you with their gym
shoes on and hair pulled back, or to hold you back from making a
complete fool of yourself ... those are your best friends. It may all be
wrapped up in one woman, but for many, it's wrapped up in several... one
from 6th grade, one from high school, some from the college years, a
couple from old jobs, on some days your mother, on some days your
neighbor, on others, your sisters, cousins, and on some days, your
daughters.
There comes a point in your life when you realize who matters, who never
did, who won't anymore, and who always will. So don't worry about people
from your past, there's a reason why they didn't make it to your future.
So whether they've been your friend for 20 minutes or 20 years, AND ONLY
IF YOU'D LIKE TO, pass this on to the women who have been placed in your
life to make a difference, and don't forget to send it back to the one
who gave it to you, if they have made a difference in your life.
