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Affirmation For The Day

I do not ask for treasures hereTo hoard, decay, and rust,But for the better things of life—Humility and trust. —Meadows

Showers Of Love - My Dearest & Best Friend

1. Working side by side with HB. I never thought we could effectively do our job together.
2. Cleaning up after his mess tsk tsk tsk. But what a joy it is....surprisingly.
3. Getting a cup of water for each other.
4. Crying on his shoulders and sobbing in his arms.
5. The way his face touches mine whenever he comforts me and the way his hand strikes my hair, calms me down and really make me sleepy.
6. A sip of his double latte (although I'm not such a big fan).
7. That huge, affectionate hug.
8. His gift of space and freedom.
9. The petty fights (because they're usually followed by certain ways to make up when you feel that it's all over..and then your bond becomes even stronger, now more than ever).
10. The way he fixes everything in my life.

I've had my share of best friends. Vek is my girl best friend, but HB holds my heart, he is my biggest, best friend. The one person who knows me, understands me, and accepts me ~ puffy eyes or not. I wouldn't know how to live without my best and dearest friend.

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FRIENDS, OR ADMIRERS?

In a Charlie Brown cartoon, Charlie is eating a peanut-butter- and-jelly sandwich, and as he eats he notices his hands and becomes enamored with them. He holds them up and starts looking up at them, then muses: "I like my hands. They are fascinating. They really are. I have nice hands. They have a lot of character. Do you realize that these two little hands may someday accomplish greater things? These hands may someday do marvelous works...miracles. They may build mighty bridges, or heal the sick, or hit home runs, or write soul-stirring novels..." Lucy finally interrupts this grandiose musing and puts it in perspective. "Charlie, your hands have jelly onthem."We need friends like that too -- friends who don't worship at our altar. We're only human, not gods.If you only have friends who think you're wonderful, they aren't friends. They're admirers. And admirers won't hang around long once they see the not-so-wonderful sides of your humanity. Lucy may sometimes seem to Charlie Brown as the bane of his existence, but she'll always shoot straight with him, and he --as well as you and I -- need that.Are your friends true friends or just admirers? Do they tell you what you need to hear or just what you want to hear? What kind of a friend are you? Are you willing to risk a friendship by telling the truth with gentleness rather than by hiding it out of selfishness?

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A friend accepts us as we areYet helps us to be what we can be;A friend affirms us when we're weak--A friend gives strength to set us free.*

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