Thanks for your friendship

Friendships are a funny thing. They are forever changing and always revolving. I sat down for coffee with a friend of mine today and we ended up discussing all our different friendships that we treasure. It is neat to see how we both have the same idea and envisioned it differently.

She envisioned life as a Tinker Toy. With a core (self) and many spokes (friends) that all come together to move you forward. Each spoke represents the different types of people in your life. (Mentors, acquaintances, BFF’s, and family) Not one person can carry you through life. It is with a well balanced circle of friends that you can move forward victoriously.

I envisioned things like the earth’s layers. I see the Inner core of the planet being self. (solid, hot, full of light for the Lord) The Outer core is filled with people who know us intimately. They know the good, bad and ugly about our lives. (Parents, siblings, BFF’s) The Mantle friends are those who we meet with on a regular basis, but don’t know what we are thinking just by the look in our eyes. They know us, but not the inner workings of our mind. When they see us, they don’t see all the baggage we carry. We have fun together without a ton of accountability. They get to dance between the outer core and crust. Then there is the crust. I have no doubt friends don’t want to be called your crust, but they are the friends that who get to just play. You know, it’s like the fun aunt mentality. They encourage you to eat ice cream for dinner and not worry about the consequences. (Your outer core friends will love you enough to remind you that you started a diet the day before.) The friends who live on the crust might ask how you are and you say you’re good even if it’s not the truth. You see them every so often and you promise to see each other again soon, but it rarely happens. When it does happen, it is sweet and you relish the time spent together.

Friendships are so important. Through the years you will watch as some friendships move from one layer to another as life changes course. I delight in each one of my friends. It doesn’t matter which layer you are, each one is valued and treasured respectively. Without YOUR friendship my life would be sooo boring! Thanks for being my friend.

xoxo