Friendship on Fridays…

This is the first in a series of posts focusing on the value and meaning of friendship…what’s it mean to allow ourselves to connect with others, what’s it look like to be a friend, have a friend, contribute to friendship.

I’m not too shy to admit….okay, yes I am but here goes anyway, that throughout my life I haven’t always been one to say I have a lot of close friends.

Reality check: no. I don’t. And no. I haven’t.

Have I had friends?

Yes. I mean I think so. Maybe.

I’ve surely had “people” in my life that know something about me.

I’ve surely had “people” in my life that have leaned and needed things from me.

But consistently being there for me in terms of friends?

Hmm. That is a tougher question.

And one that I thought I’d start to talk about more openly on this space.

What does it mean to be a friend?  A solid consistent reliable there for another friend?

Are those fair descriptors to use?

What’s it mean to show up for someone and be there for the long haul…be his or her friend?

Is the long haul possible?

Are friends a trend? a fad? that phase in and phase out?

I’m asking these questions a lot.

I’m asking them of you.

I have some answers.

I have some hopes.

What is your take?

What does friendship mean to you?

Are you the kind of friend you would like to be?

Could you do better?

Why/Why not?

This is Friday. It’s the day most folks in traditional jobs break for a weekend. It’s for many a day which launches a weekend, a gathering time…one filled with potential moments to spend with one’s ‘friends.’

Who are those folks?

Do you have a reliable batch of consistent friends?

Or even 1?

It’s my hope that this discussion will not only spark some ideas surrounding what we expect of others in being a friend but what we expect and show up willing to give to others.

It’s my hope that all of us can expand our sense of what it means to be a friend and what is possible among friends.

So how bout it: What’s your take? Who’s a friend, how’s a friend?

Thanks for offering your take.

Thanks for being here.

😉 Happy Friday.