It comes down to this - it is good to make time and to spend time with friends. The older I get the more that I know that this is true. You can't be friends, good friends to each other if you don't spend some time together. Even those friends that live close by need time, your time, to grow and deepen. The kind of friends that you can drop in on after months, years of distance and space, and you can pick up the conversations, challenge each other, forgive each other if needed, it all goes along to add to the life stories and experiences.
It's like putting on a comfy old sweatshirt, where the sleeves fit just right, the shoulders drape without binding, there are no tight places, and the body of the shirt is generous and covers all the flaws that may be there. Over time, the shirt fits better and better and you never throw this one away. You know you look good in it, and you'll be alright.
And though it may be inconvenient, it may take extra planning, it may take driving long distances, or figuring out schedules, you know you will do it. Or it may be that you just have to track down their phone number, or google the map and remind yourself where it is they live and how to get there, you know you will be better for making the effort. And when you get there or get them on the phone, you instantly know that you will receive more than you have given. And so it comes down to this -friends are for life, and once you have made that choice, once they have made that choice, put in the work, put in the time, and make time to spend some of it with your friends.
It's like putting on a comfy old sweatshirt, where the sleeves fit just right, the shoulders drape without binding, there are no tight places, and the body of the shirt is generous and covers all the flaws that may be there. Over time, the shirt fits better and better and you never throw this one away. You know you look good in it, and you'll be alright.
And though it may be inconvenient, it may take extra planning, it may take driving long distances, or figuring out schedules, you know you will do it. Or it may be that you just have to track down their phone number, or google the map and remind yourself where it is they live and how to get there, you know you will be better for making the effort. And when you get there or get them on the phone, you instantly know that you will receive more than you have given. And so it comes down to this -friends are for life, and once you have made that choice, once they have made that choice, put in the work, put in the time, and make time to spend some of it with your friends.
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| Mike Helbling and Wayne on the Green Belt Cycling Path, Clarkston, WA |
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| Snake River - North America's Deepest Gorge! Deeper than the Grand Canyon! |
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| Cathy and Al Rouyer took us to the Vietnamese Memorial, West Seattle, WA |
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| Cathy Rouyer and Mr. Lee explaining about the memorial site. |
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| Future site at the Chinese Gardens, West Seattle, WA |
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