1. I appreciate when I get the chance to witness my friends' creative genius. I find nothing cooler than watching a friend tear up a guitar or nimbly crochet an intricate blanket. I have found over and over that my friends can surprise me real good with the creative stuff that they have hidden up their sleeve! So if you are a friend and you are reading this, I would LOVE to watch you play the sport you love to play, or the look at the art work that you are like to draw, or the rap song you like to...well...rap. Sometime I feel like people don't feel like its cool to share with others the things that you like to do. Like its showing off, or its nerdy or something. I don't care! Share with me, I think its really beautiful to share with people, especially people you love, the super cool talents God has given you!
2. I appreciate good solid hugs. I have alot to say about hugs, so I will save it for another post. But a good hug is a warm pocket of safety where you can just forget about what is cool or kosher and just express "I love you" without having to say a darn word. I LOVE them.
3. I appreciate good hearty laughter. Some of you guys have the best laughs. I remember one time being with a group of friends who decided to start laughing for no good reason. We were guffawing for a good 5 minutes straight, to the point where I was expecting my six pack to become an eight pack. And it was crazy, we couldn't stop laughing, even though we were only laughing because everyone else is laughing. Laughing is wonderfully contagious. And it is wonderfully mood altering. A good and sincere laugh is surprisingly healing. Forgive me for sounding Patch Adamsy, but you tell me if you havent found someone bringing a sense of humor to a difficult situation helpful (when done gracefully).
4. I appreciate when they share some awesome insight. As I continue studying the field of psychiatry, I become painfully aware of my limitation of my own perspective. Friends who know you, have the valuable advantage of being able to shed light on your character and how you affect the outside work.
5. I appreciate when they encourage and push me to be a better person. Just today I got a fabulous text from a friend who reminded me to blog, and that she was expecting me to blog. I feel like so much of the growth I have made in my life thus far has come from friends pushing my fat butt up a hill I am too lazy or stupid to climb on my own.
So in short. Thank you to all of you for the gift of friendship! No really, thank you!
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