That’s What Friends Are For

I took a detour before starting my commute home one night. I stopped by my best friend’s house for what began as a friendly game of pool, but soon turned into a “vent” session.

Once I shut the heck up, he looked up from the pool table, smiled at me and said, “Hey man, you and I both know you’re gonna beat this. “Yeah,” I said, “I know. Thanks.”

Then he said, “When it feels like everything is turning to s–t, and I’m sure you feel like that right now, remember dude, s–t makes flowers grow.” Then he sunk the eight ball, in the corner pocket. “S–t!”

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Thanks Eric, for hanging in there with me bro.

That’s when you know you’ve got a friend. They keep it real. They listen and don’t judge and they don’t dwell on the negative. A true friend has your back no matter what the circumstance.

They are the ones who pull for you every chance they get. Refuse to let you wallow in the muck of self-pity and “woe is me.”

Not like the, “it’s all about me,” fair-weather, so-called friends,” who are always willing to receive, but never manage to give.

Every day comes with its own challenges, health issues, financial woes, or whatever. It is always better to have someone to lean on, or if it’s your turn, be someone for them to lean on during those times.

See Part 5. Rumors Sprout Wings

See Part 7. My illness was her pain

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