THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR.

Friends come in all shapes and sizes and ethnic diversity. There are old friends, new friends and friends yet to be made. They all have different impacts on your life. Some friends make you laugh out loud and see the joy and sunny side of life, but can be somewhat carefree in their ideas whereas others take the most serious side of life which in itself can bring you back down to earth. Some friends, you can share your deepest secrets, thoughts and fears with and know that you are safe whilst with others you wouldn’t dream of sharing such as you know that, as much as you love the friend dearly, they themselves wouldn’t be able to resist sharing their knowledge and thoughts from your conversations. There are friends that call you up when they have nothing else to do and you see their self-indulgent side shine through as you try to make the time with them a positive experience and then there are friends that are like old slippers. They are comfortable to be with, they know you inside and out having spent a lifetime getting to know you and all that you are. They comfort you, make you feel warm and cosy when days look glum. They have a ready smile and a way of asking you if all is well without seeming to pry. They are genuinely happy for you when life brings you achievements and are honest enough to tell you if ‘your bum looks big in this’!

Can you have so many different types of friends? Can they really be friends you ask as frustrating as some of them may be to spend time with? Well, that’s something to be considered by only yourself.  You’ve chosen them to be in your life for one reason or another. Whether it’s through a particular need or circumstance, there has been a gravitational aspect to the particular relationship.

It’s a matter, I think, in choosing how and when to spend your time with the various personalities so that life is still on an even keel after departing their company for the day. Life would be dull if all of our friends were of the same mind. We need those silly times in life where caution is thrown to the wind but we also need to be grounded again when the serious side needs to be addressed. We need someone to trust when our thoughts are deep but I also think we need to sometimes shed a throwaway remark and know that it has gone over a well-intentioned head. I do have friends, of all shapes and sizes. It works.

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