How has a friend changed you or your perspective on the world this year? Was this change gradual, or a sudden burst?
Spending time with good, old friends this past year has given me a lot of strength and support. I spent a little time with two friends I have known since I was 3, and a lot of time with a pal I have known since I was five.
Hanging out with these friends has not changed my perspective, so much as reminded me who I am, what I want, and where I should be going. They understand me in a context that few people do.
They understand the impact my mother’s illness has had on my life. They understand, because she mothered them too.
They know my values and my strengths and my weaknesses. I can cry to them, and tell them ugly thoughts, and I know they will still love me and support me.
Ina year of a lot of change, the stability and loyalty of these old friends has been a comfort.
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