questions, decisions, and good friends
Really? Are you sure? Abosolutely positive?This is what my life has been like for the past week. I've been in the process of making an important, yet tough decision and there has been more questioning and deep thinking than there has been in a while for me. For once I've made a decision for me and not for those around me. What? Yeah, that's right... I do actually have the ability to think for myself! Who knew? AND for once my parents are realizing that I'm an adult and have the capacity to think like one. I've made bad choices in my life because I thought it was best for me and it was something I wanted, nay needed at the time and then it came back and bit me in the butt. This time I had to make a decision for me and they completely respect it, they may not like it, but they're supporting me because they love me. The fact that they are so supportive right now is the only thing making this choice ok because I know they'll continue to support me for the rest of my life. My parents have given me everything that I could ever want and lots of stuff I don't really need, and to them I'm grateful.
Changing tunes... I have a gripe. There was a discussion in class today about friendship; the number of REAL friends a person can truly have and the quality of those friends. It was said that a person can only have 5-6 good friends, real friends, people you are completely comfortable with and can share your inner most thoughts and core with, AND that you spend the most time with. First, I completely dissagree. That's a bunch of crap because there are people in my life that I don't spend a lot of time with, but am completely comfortable with and I can share anything with them without the fear of ridicule or something like that. Second, time spent with a person doesn't define the type of friendship you have. I've been best friends with Michelle, Stacy, and Carley forever and just because we don't spent much time together doesn't mean the quality of friendship is less than those I see all the time. I don't ever see Blake anymore either, but it doesn't mean that I feel like I can't call him at anytime and that he won't be there and available.
Also, we were talking about the things that are important in friendships and for some reason, honesty wasn't the first thing people were saying. It should be second only to trust or something, don't you think? How can you have a quality friendship without complete honesty. How these people at a Christian university don't understand that, I don't know.
Thats enough about that. For the first time in a really long time I'm not going home for Spring Break, which sucks big time, but this way I'll get to spend time with people from IL and with baby Kayla. Plus Michelle has a fitting for her wedding dress and she'll be home for a weekend, so it'll be awesome to see her.
BTW...
"Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their work:
If one falls down,
his friend can help him up.
But pity the man who falls
and has no one to help him up!
Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?
Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."
~Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
posted by Moving Forward @ 4:00 PM
2 Comments:
Ok, but you can only have ONE best friend. So, who is your best best best friend, who's your best best friend, who's your best friend and then who's your friend?! Cause BEST means 1 not 3 or 4. :P :P :P
Guess who?! :D
Wow Michelle, that brings me back! We were so pety and immature back in the day. You can impagine how annoying the whole conversation was for me based on our history. BUT we are bestest friends! Love you!
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