I saw an old friend today

Not a text 

Not a Zoom call 

Actual face to face time

It was wonderful 

Why do we wait so long 

to see the people we love?

We sat in a restaurant 

for 3 hours 

Talking, laughing, 

Our past/present/future blended into 

Shared memory/experience/appreciation 

Isn’t that what friendship is?

We choose 

We choose openness and vulnerability because we sense a kindred spirit 

We choose to know and honor their story as they honor ours and our shared stories create another story….

We create the utterly unique tale of our

Friendship

It’s a choice that needs to be made

repeatedly, mindfully, earnestly if it is to survive

I hope to become better at tending to my friendships.

I’m glad you’re here 💜

This post is part of the November Nanopoblano challenge. A group of us committed to writing a blog post every day for the month of November. Please visit the blogs of my other Nanopoblano cheer pepper friends HERE