“.. a friend is incredibly precious. A friend is a loved one who awakens your life in order to free the wild possibilities within you.” ― John O’Donohue
It takes time to cultivate friendships – time and the willingness to be known and vulnerable.
Still, beyond the practical and intentional – it also takes a spark of recognition; seeing the potential, what’s possible. In his book Anam Cara, John O’Donohue quotes Boris Pasternak: “When a great moment knocks on the door of your life, it is often no louder than the beating of your heart, and it is very easy to miss it.”
And so it is with friendship. The world is noisy and hectic – those soul moments with kindred spirits can easily be disbelieved or ignored. But didn’t we agree to help each other long before we were born?
My friends fill me up; believe in me when I don’t believe in myself; remind me that I’m brave.
As a girl scout I was introduced to the importance of friendship – “Make new friends, but keep the old; one is silver and the other gold.”
Seasons come and go; and with some friends we share a short walk – others a marathon. Some are our anam cara “soul friend.” Each friendship reflects an intimate internal portrait. We get what we give.
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“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.” ― Aristotle
“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” ― Anaïs Nin
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