Friends and Foes

It isn’t a popularity contest.

Although, I’ve never found it hard to make or keep friends- my circle has severely decreased.

The effort you give in any friendship should be matched.  They shouldn’t be handled like a job that you choose to show up for or can call out sick from.

In my experience, the amount of effort you put in separates you from an associate and a friend.  You have to separate those who use you out of convenience and those who devoted.

A few years back, I was in a tumultuous friendship that at its source, was embedded in unconditional love.  Then I realized I had become a friend of convenience.

Though that relationship is long gone, I am whole in forgiveness.  I am gracious for the good times and what I’ve learned in the difficult times.

Maturity and not always length of time, will show you who your true friends are.  This friendship “job” requests “other duties as assigned,”