Hello friend

I talk a lot about my friends.  How wonderful they are, how much I miss them on a daily basis, etc. etc.  I suppose some of this comes from my tendency to be nostalgic (not that you've ever noticed), but it also stems from the deeply rooted belief I hold that your relationships largely define you.

I hesitate for a moment here because it's hard to realistically say that any one thing really defines a person.  In this case, however, I stand behind my words and with gusto.  Who you choose to spend your time with, why you hang on to certain relationships and not others, and how you treat those people all say a lot about what kind of person you choose to be.  Hold on to negative relationships and you'll quickly see how your life seems to be polluted with negative energy.  And likewise, surround yourself with positive, inspiring people and your days carry a certain brightness and clarity to them that make you happier as well.

And the funny thing about great friends?  They have a magical way of walking right back into your life when you need each other most, even if you don't realize it that very moment.  I guess that's where the beauty in friendship lies.  The connections and understandings you share and the selves that you are with one another bubble to the surface and re-instill your own faith in yourself.  Not only that, but you look at those people—those beautiful people and incredible minds—again with an unparalleled sense of admiration and appreciation because they just get it.  They get you.  And that, in my opinion, is worth everything.