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Sep 19, 2006 11:03 AM CST Treasured Gifts
catwm
catwmcatwmSomewhere in the middle, Florida USA48 Threads 6,683 Posts
How do you feel about friendship?

I consider it a treasured gift.
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Sep 19, 2006 11:07 AM CST Treasured Gifts
kingkong
kingkongkingkongCoconutville, USA2 Threads 235 Posts
It's better than a gift, cuz when you give a gift, it leaves you, but friendhsip, good friendship, always bonds you
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Sep 19, 2006 11:07 AM CST Treasured Gifts
My friendships are very treasured.

I have two very treasured gifts as well - a tea kettle, and a small hand carved buddha.
Both very original, and both very intimate.
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Sep 19, 2006 11:08 AM CST Treasured Gifts
Serenity1971
Serenity1971Serenity1971Serenity's Island, New York USA81 Threads 2 Polls 3,815 Posts
I agree Cat, it's not only a treasured gift, but it's something that no matter how many friends one has each one is different and none can ever be replaced.

angel hug angel
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Sep 19, 2006 11:09 AM CST Treasured Gifts
starliteisbrite
starliteisbritestarliteisbriteThe planet earth....:), Ontario Canada56 Threads 7,327 Posts
Honestly cat was just having this conversation on the phone earlier.


My friends and I,we are in love with each other,we respect and accept them,and there diffrences,tis not to be in love with thee woman or thee man,but with those you allow yourself to touch,to feel,not what you have seen in theatre or heard in a song,but what is real and true to you,what really makes your heart beat.

I am in love,not with gender,but with one who is humane.And these are my friends,true blue.
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Sep 19, 2006 11:10 AM CST Treasured Gifts
I can best say it like this:

Because you are my friend,
I have no lock on tongue or heart
For you are me outside of me
A seperated part

Who laughs with me
And weeps with me
If I should need a tear

Who lends an arm to
Offset harm
Whenever harm is near

Friends are wonderful things to have
Lord knows - it's true

And each night
I thank the Lord above
For having friends like YOU!
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Sep 19, 2006 11:10 AM CST Treasured Gifts
but how do you differentiate between true friendship and acquaintenceship?
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Sep 19, 2006 11:12 AM CST Treasured Gifts
starliteisbrite
starliteisbritestarliteisbriteThe planet earth....:), Ontario Canada56 Threads 7,327 Posts
Less is more,and only a treasured few enter my personal space....
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Sep 19, 2006 11:12 AM CST Treasured Gifts
catwm
catwmcatwmSomewhere in the middle, Florida USA48 Threads 6,683 Posts
One is a much deeper kinship than the other?

You are able to reveal your true self to a true friend?
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Sep 19, 2006 11:14 AM CST Treasured Gifts
ondusko
onduskoonduskodes moines, Canada5 Posts
friends,they say are Gods excuse for an extended family.Family is a treasured gift that I have every day and the problem with society these days is that even families are distant and that i think lessens the friendship bond.So I say make as many friends as you want that makes you have a bigger family
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Sep 19, 2006 11:24 AM CST Treasured Gifts
Serenity1971
Serenity1971Serenity1971Serenity's Island, New York USA81 Threads 2 Polls 3,815 Posts
A true friend will accept you for who you are and not judge you or try to change you. They will offer words of wisdom or lend an ear to listen. These things are given and taken without expectations.

Acquaintences are fly by nights that you don't feel a significant bond with. You can take them or leave them.
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Sep 19, 2006 11:26 AM CST Treasured Gifts
catwm
catwmcatwmSomewhere in the middle, Florida USA48 Threads 6,683 Posts
A true friend in accepting you, accepts your faults and does not condemn or judge you either.
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Sep 19, 2006 11:28 AM CST Treasured Gifts
Lillyofthevalley
LillyofthevalleyLillyofthevalleySt John's, Newfoundland Canada38 Threads 3,152 Posts
Humongous difference, true friendship is deep. Someone you can share anything with good or bad, trust with your life and soul, will be there always and vice versa. They are the ones who stick around when times get ugly and you're not at your best. I could go one but I'm sure you get the picture.
Acquaintenceship is more surface level. You do things with but you don't trust your deepest and darkest to. To me Men seem to have more aquaintenceships than what I would classify as friendships. I'm not sure why, probably a reluctance to discuss anything deep. But that would be my interpretation of what friedship is, not necessarly a mansdunno
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Sep 19, 2006 12:03 PM CST Treasured Gifts
zdeadmanwalking
zdeadmanwalkingzdeadmanwalkingbowling green, Kentucky USA235 Threads 3,011 Posts
a true friend is someone who does not judge you
someone who does not look down at you
someone who does not make fun at you,evening when other people are doing it
a true friend does not try to change you,but they accept you as you are and for who you are


a true friend is someone who does not put you down,but they are there to lift you up
a true friend is someone who is there for you,no matter what tomorrow brings.they are there by your side no matter what tomorrow brings
a true friend is someone who can get past the outside and see the person you are on the inside


a true friend is someone who walks in,when everyone else walks out on you
a true friend is someone no matter who it is or what the odds are.will stand up for you,when you do not stand up for yourself
a true friend does not care what other people say about you,they like you the way you are
a true friend always has you back and they do not stab you in your back


they are always by your side,no matter what tomorrow brings
they are there in the good times and the bad times
they are there through the ups and downs
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Sep 19, 2006 12:17 PM CST Treasured Gifts
catwm
catwmcatwmSomewhere in the middle, Florida USA48 Threads 6,683 Posts
Good posts on this.
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Sep 20, 2006 4:04 PM CST Treasured Gifts
catwm
catwmcatwmSomewhere in the middle, Florida USA48 Threads 6,683 Posts
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world,
and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend.

It is a fortunate voyager who finds many.
We travel to find them.
They are the end and the reward of life.

They keep us worthy of ourselves; and when we are alone, we are only nearer to the absent.





















RLS
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Sep 23, 2006 1:05 AM CST Treasured Gifts
cajunfroggy
cajunfroggycajunfroggyWaco, USA145 Threads 7,332 Posts
friendships are truly special to me they help me get through life each day

the ones that are my friends are not friends because of gender or race they are friends because we connect at the heart
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Sep 23, 2006 1:14 AM CST Treasured Gifts
CoolTexasMom
CoolTexasMomCoolTexasMomFort Worth, Texas USA2 Threads 84 Posts
Each of my friends hold a piece of my heart. They make my world so much better and are there to support me in what I do. They are also there to kick my butt when they see me doing wrong.
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Sep 23, 2006 7:08 AM CST Treasured Gifts
catwm
catwmcatwmSomewhere in the middle, Florida USA48 Threads 6,683 Posts
handshake


A friend makes you feel like you can do anything.

You can climb the highest mountain, sail the widest ocean, scale the tallest wall, and realize the grandest dream.
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Sep 23, 2006 7:57 AM CST Treasured Gifts
fireliter
fireliterfireliterAllen Park, Michigan USA502 Threads 14 Polls 5,902 Posts
freindship is a nessisity
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