Tea Time

Regularly I meet up with my dear friend Maria for tea. A time for us.... to chat together and find out what's been happening since the last time we were together. We met about 6 years ago, while I was still working at the bookstore and somehow we just connected. After leaving the store I was a little worried about losing some of the friendships I had made and I did lose some. Others, like Maria, have it a priority in their life to stay connected.

What determines friendship? Some of the women we see every day we would no sooner call our friends than fly to the moon. Then there are other women that we have just met and there's something there you can't define. Something inside clicks. We can't specify it ahead of time, but we know it when we feel it. If you have one close friend consider yourself blessed. If you have two friends, stand up right now and cheer!

Most of us aren't looking for just any friend. Life is too busy, and we don`t carve out time for anything that doesn't impact us. We are looking that special person with whom we can pour out our hearts. A safe place where confidences are held carefully. Husbands do not make good girlfriends. Sounds a bit obvious, doesn't it? Girlfriends bring out so much in us that no man ever could. They understand us, cry with us, shop with us, laugh-`til-we-pee.... no man does that! Viva la friendship!

Blessings