The Gift of Friendship

I don't use the term friend lightly never have never will.
To enter into a friendship with someone is to enter into an intimate relationship with someone of your choice.
Someone whom you find you can't live without.
Many of my friends have actually become more like family,
creating an unconditional love that endures time, space, and hardship.
I still can't believe that my best friend from kinder garden is still my best friend.

Having friends is the greatest joy I've ever known.
Doing things like having entire conversations saying only a few words.
Reminiscing on times past, and planning for the future.
I've called on my friends through every bad time I've ever experienced,
and can't say that I would have survived this far in my walks of life without them.
So too any and all whom I call friend I just want to say.......

Thank you for putting up with me over the years and for your gift of friendship.

The One i Gave My Heart Too

"The One I Gave My Heart To"

How Could The One I Gave My Heart To,

Break My Heart So Bad?

How Could The One Who Made Me Happy,

Make Me Feel So Sad?

Wont Somebody Tell Me?

So I Can Understand.

If You Love Me,

How Could You Hurt Me Like That?

How Could The One I Gave My World To,

Throw My World Away?

How Could The One Who Said I Love You,

Say The Things You Say?

How Could The One I Was So True Too,

Just Tell Me Lies?

How Could The One I Gave My Heart To,

Break This Heart Of Mine?

Tell Me........

How Could You Be So Cold To Me?

When I Gave You Everything.

All My Love,

All I Had Inside.

How Could you Just Walk Out The Door?

How Could You Not Love Me Anymore?

I Thought We Had Forever.

I Cant Understand

How Could The One I Shared My Dreams With,

Take My Dreams From me?

How Could The Love That Brought Such Pleasure,

Bring Such Misery?

Wont Somebody Tell Me?

Somebody Tell Me Please.

If You Love Me,

How Could You Do That To Me?

Tell Me........

How Could you Just Walk Out The Door?

How Could You Not Love Me Anymore?

I Thought We Had Forever.

I Cant Understand.

How Could The One I Gave My Heart To,

Break My Heart So Bad?

How Could The One Who Made Me Happy,

Make Me Feel So Sad?

Wont Somebody Tell Me?

So I Can Understand.

If You Love Me,

How Could You Hurt Me Like That?

How Could The One I Gave My World To,

Throw My World Away?

How Could The One Who Said I Love You,

Say The Things You Say?

How Could The One I Was So True Too

Just Tell Me Lies?

How Could The One I Gave My Heart To.....How Could The One I Gave My Heart To....How Could The One I Gave My Heart To Break This Heart of Mine?

Tell Me........

Is this what LOVE is all about, cause if so count me OUT!

Yesturday i was complaining about folks I work with to my friend. The individuals who were causing me distress I consider to be spoiled brats who care for nothing and no one but themselves. My friend shared the following story........

The Man and the Scorpion

There was this town in which a major flood was about to occur

and a man saw a scorpion would not survive

if he were to stay where he was located.

So the man tries to relocate the scorpion.

Every attempt the man made at this relocation of the scorpion,

the scorpion stung him.

This went on for quite some time.

A passerby observed this man's actions and called out to him:

"Why do you keep trying to help that scorpion

when you know all he's going to do is sting you".

The man replied

"Because I no harm will come to this scorpion if I don't help him."

The man passing by responded:

"What is the point of trying to save the scorpion when it does want to be saved".

The man replied

"It is not that the scorpion does not want to be saved,

it is that it is apart of his nature to sting."

Futhermore the man replied

"And it is in my nature to help those who need help,

even when it may cause me to be stung."

I still feel the same way about my co-workers, yet this story offered me comfort. Maybe they are just acting within their nature.