A Real Friend
What is a healthy friendship?
If you grew up in a dysfunctional family, this is a very important question to ask yourself. Adults who have grown up in very dysfunctional families often have great fear of being abandoned and rejected, frequently resulting in the need for control in all relationships.
This can extend to having high and unrealistic expectations from friendships that are impossible for any friend to meet. So what's unrealistic?
It's unrealistic to expect our friends to know everything about us, and to share the same needs, interests, hopes, material things and dreams.
It's unrealistic to expect our friends to put us first at all times, to feel what we feel, and to believe what we believe. In other words, it is unrealistic to expect our friends to be for us what our parents should have been for us. This simply isn't possible--or healthy.
My real friend who I can really trust is my sister Marisol.
Real Friends:
Some people will be your friend because of whom you know
Some people will be your friend because of your position
Some people will be your friend because of the way you look
Some people will be your friend because of your possessions
But the only real friends are the people who will be your friends because they like you for how you are inside. Not everyone who smile at you comes with good intentions or with honesty & truth. Listen carefully. Pick carefully...
Thank you for being one of the very few people in my life who is a real friend .....
This is to my Dear friend:
This is a test of the Emergency Friend System. If this were an actual emergency you would be instructed where to tune for location information concerning your Friend. This is only a test.
A Friend.... A)ccepts you as you are, B)elieves in you, C)alls you just to say "HI", D)oesn't give up on you, E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts), F)orgives your mistakes, G)ives unconditionally, H)elps you, J)ust wants to be with you, K)eeps you close at heart, L)oves you for who you are, M)akes a difference in your life, N)ever Judges, O)ffers support, P)icks you up, Q)uiets your fears, R)aises your spirits, S)ays nice things about you T)ells you the truth when you need to hear it, U)nderstands you, V)alues you, W)alks beside you, X)-plains things you don't understand, Y)ells when you won't listen and, Z)aps you back to reality,
Flexible people don't get bent out of shape." OK, THIS IS A TEST TO SEE HOW MANY FRIENDS YOU HAVE!!! OK, HERE GOES, INSTANTLY WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER,YOU MUST SEND IT TO OTHER PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE PERSON WHO SENT IT TO YOU.
Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly. Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life. (Proverbs 4:23)
To Sweet Angel:
If you come across an angel... Every day, in the world around us, real-life angels are doing the things they do... and bringing more smiles to the world around them.
Real-life angels build bridges instead of walls. They don't play hide-and-seek with the truth, and they don't have hidden agendas. They tend to be the only ones who understand what you're going through. If they sense that you're hurting, they do whatever they can to help you.
Real-life angels understand difficulties and always give the benefit of the doubt. They don't hold others up to the standards they can't live by themselves.
Real-life angels are what "inner beauty" is all about. Real-life angels don't hold things against you; the only thing they hold... is you. They take your hand in theirs when you could use a little reassurance. They walk beside you when you could do with a little guidance and direction in your life. And they support you in your attempts to do what is right. Real-life angels multiply your smiles and add to your integrity.
They make you feel like, "Hey, I really am somebody who matters." Then they quietly prove to you how beautiful and true that feeling really is.
If you come across an angel like this, you are one of the luckiest people of all. If someone in your life is wonderfully like an angel to you, it's important to let them know.
It's the nicest compliment you could ever give... in all the days of your life and in all the years that you live. - by Douglas Pagels.
Thank You for Being My Real-life Angel
A Real Friend:
Many people will walk in and out of your life, But only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
To handle yourself, use your head; To handle others, use your heart. Anger is only one letter short of danger.
If someone betrays you once, it is his fault; If he betrays you twice, it is your fault.
Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.
He who loses money, loses much; He who loses a friend, loses much more; He who loses faith, loses all.
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art.
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.
Friends, you and me.... You brought another friend.... And then there were 3.... We started our group.... Our circle of friends.... And like that circle.... There is no beginning or end.... Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called the Present!!
Show your friends how much you care.... Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND. If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends.
AROUND THE CORNER I HAVE A FRIEND:
Around the corner I have a friend In this great city that has no end,
Yet the days go by and weeks rush on, And before I know it, a year is gone
And I never see my old friend's face, For life is a swift and terrible race,
He knows I like him just as well, As in the days when I rang his bell,
And he rang mine.. We were much younger then, And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of playing a foolish game, Tired of trying to make a name..
"Tomorrow" I say "I will call on Jim" "Just to show that I'm thinking of him."
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes, And distance between us grows and grows..
Around the corner!- yet miles away, Here's a telegram sir-" "Jim died today."
And that's what we get and deserve in the end. Around the corner, a vanished friend..
If you love someone, tell them. Remember always to say what you mean..Never be afraid to express yourself..
Take this opportunity to tell someone what they mean to you. Seize the day and have no regrets..
Most importantly, stay close to your friends and family, for they have helped make you the person that you are today and that's what it's all about anyway.
Pass this along to your friends. The difference between expressing love and having regrets is that the regrets may stay around forever..
Send it to other people. You will have occurrence in your relationships or You will find love. If you do not send it, you will have once again passed up the opportunity to do something loving and beautiful.
If you've received this it is because someone cares for you and it means there is probably at least someone for whom you care.
If you're too busy to take the few minutes that it would take right now to forward this would it be that little thing that would make a difference in your relationships.
The more people that you send this to, the better you'll get at reaching out to those you care about.
Here's the deal: Forward this letter to at least 10 different people; within 1 hour of receiving it. Do it, and reap what you sow: luck in love, people who care for you, and that warm glowing feeling that comes from loving others.
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." I appreciate you and your friendship....