Pondering on Friends and Friendships....

I recently helped a friend with some of her scrap booking, and she wanted some poems or sayings about friends... I came across a couple I wanted to share...

A REASON FOR EVERYTHING

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there...to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are or who you want to become.

You never know who these people may be, but when you lock eyes with them, you know that every moment they will affect your life in some profound way. And sometimes things happen to you at the time that may seem horrible, painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles, you would have never realized your potential, strength, will power or heart.

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere. Safe and comfortable but dull and utterly pointless -- the people you meet affect your life.

The successes and downfalls that you experience can create whom you are, and the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones. If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them because they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whomever you open your heart.

If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because they are teaching you to love and open your heart and eyes to little things.

Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people you have never talked to before and actually listen.

Let yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you. Create your own life and then go out and live it.
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PEOPLE COME INTO YOUR LIFE FOR A REASON...

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.

They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are.

They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.

Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done, The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson,
love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other
relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

Why can't we update our blogs by Osmosis?

Ok, so I thought I had a good idea, and was going to update my blog by going back month by month, but as u see, hmmm, not so good, so I've decided to go back to August, do a quickie on each part up till now, AND then if I get the chance, I will go back to other tasty morsels of my life..

In August, Christine and I FINALLY got to go on our bi-annual Las Vegas trip... No hubbys, no time schedules, no worries...

We stayed at the Paris Hotel and Casino, someplace different for a change, and it was nice.


My plan, hang out at the pool, read a book and veg!! (Oh yes, and gamble a little, its Vegas baby!). Christine's plan, go on a mission for squashed pennies... Hmmm, not quite the same plan, but it turns out, her plan was actually a lot more fun... though more tiring... I can't really complain though, because I rented a scooter to trek around Vegas, while SHE walked a gazillion miles in flip-flops!!!

At the end of each day, on our way back to the hotel, we had to watch and collect the nubs of her toes that fell off as she walked all over Vegas... I think we retrieved them all before we left, but BOY was I glad I had rented the scooter

We spent a lot time rushing around, finding cool and different things to eat, and COLLECTING pennies.... Of course we fit some gambling in, though not much shopping this time, although I did get John an M&M race car candy dispenser at the M&M store (Christine's suggestion) for his birthday, and he loves it... and a few other odds and ends that I don’t recall except the usual t-shirts, a Hawaiian print shirt for him and key chains...
Christine had a nasty Staph infection her shoulder which meant pain for her, and playing nurse for me... My part was easy and actually enjoyed doing it for her... I love forensic shows, so right up my alley... But riding the bus and such was painful for her, and though she didn’t really complain, u could tell it was taking a toll on her... You couldn’t really tell much though, as she was still as full of spunk and "Let's go" as usual...

I have collected squashed pennies before, like in Disneyland with Christine, and then a few other places with hubby on vacations, but Christine got me started. I can't say I had much of a collection before Vegas, and will never catch up to her, but now I can actually lay claim to a collection, because as far as I can tell, if u have over a hundred, it's a collection....

I can't remember everyplace we went, but a few of the places were the Rain Forest cafe', NASCAR cafe', Dead body exhibit, the M&M, and the Grand Canyon Experience... Christine, if u remember the others, feel free to add a comment...

By the end of the trip, I was as bad as she was and just HAD to go to the NASCAR Cafe to get our small stash there... How we beat our time schedule fitting that in, I will never know (except maybe Christine's organization) but we did...


We went to the Casino, (The name of which has slipped my mind at the moment, Christine, do u remember the name?) where they have dead bodies to get the PRIZED pennies from the exhibit there, only to find out that u had to go thru the exhibit to get to the gift shop to get them... Well, neither of us wanted to spend like $32 or whatever it was JUST to get a few pennies. She had seen the exhibit before and besides neither of us were up to spending that much at the moment... So, crafty as she was, we talked the guy in charge into taking her up to the gift shop up some back stairs to the gift shop. She was only allowed to get our precious pennies there, but who cared? That was the only reason we went anyway...

I think I would like to try to make it a yearly trip, if we can work it into our schedules, as I get the free rooms anyway... The only thing is, though I really had a great time, I think if u plan to do a week trip in 2 days, we need to plan more together... though I have to admit, although her plan was more tiring, especially for her, walking everywhere, it was far more fun once I got into it... And collecting between 40 or 50 pennies to add to the collection didn’t hurt either...