What makes the best of friends?
The best of friends stick with you through the good times and the bad.
The best of friends do not abandon you when life changes.
The best of friends forgive your mistakes, thoughtless words and careless actions. Time and time again.
The best of friends are there for you when you need them even if you haven’t spoken in a year.
The best of friends receive an offer of help with joy and not a sense of obligation because they know that helping them makes you happy.
The best of friends can pick up where you left off no matter how much time has passed.
The best of friends let you know where you stand and tell you to your face when you’re being a pain.
The best of friends celebrate your successes and mourn your losses.
The best of friends never leave you hanging.
The best of friends take a genuine interest in your passions even when they are not their own.
The best of friends can live close or far, see you every day or only once a year but are always your friend.
The best of friends can read between the lines and respond to what has not been said.
The best of friends know the worst sides of you but love you anyway.
The best of friends are a rare and precious gift.
What makes the best of friends for you?
Master of Something I'm Yet To Discover 
True friendship is rare and precious. I count myself lucky to have more than one best friend.
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A best friend is a precious gift in life. To have more than one is a remarkable blessing.
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They laugh with you and cry with you and are there when you need them. Thank you xxx
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Beautiful summation. Much love to you. xxx
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You said it so wonderfully, Heather. I agree with you when you say best friends pick up where you’ve left, like it was just yesterday we were chatting. I feel that way with a lot of people in the blog world, lol. I also think best friends are the friends where you can poke fun at each other and both of you know the other does not mean any harm. All in good fun. Some of my friends are fond of calling me names, names that you’d think are insulting – like B**** and, well, you get the idea 😛 But it takes a while to get to that level of friendship.
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Thanks, Mabel. Lucky people are able to pick up where you left off if you’re like me and have vanished off the blogosphere for a couple of months! 😉
And, oh yes, the mutually insulting friendship. I’m lucky enough to have one of those. The more we call each other names, the more we love each other really. 🙂
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Hope everything has been well. Sometimes we just need time to ourselves and away from the world 😉
“mutually insulting friendship” Love how you say it. It is these kinds of relationships that show no matter where we’re at or what position we hold, we’re all still people at the end of the day. It is our actions and intentions that truly define us 🙂
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I’m well just very busy. Something had to give for a while.
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Reading between those lines, I note an element of deep gratitude.
Lovely to hear from you again.
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When the thoughts swirling in my head have me weeping in the car, it’s time to write them down and put them out there. Thanks, Maggie, it’s good to be back.
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hugs.
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All these things resonate for me too and it is a precious gift to have a best friend…especially as you get older.
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Yes, I think as time goes on, we appreciate them so much more.
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Best friends remain friends, even when they don’t agree with your views on today’s trending crisis. I have such friends and they truly are precious gifts.
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Oh yes, that is a definite addition to the list. Thanks, Dan. (Thanks for the RT too. 🙂 )
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Simple and genuine 🙂
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Thank you.
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I love this, H. It reminds me that I’ve been very blessed with friends, near and far (and even those I’ve never met ;-). I do have those friends, though, that I can snort-laugh with, talk forever, and never feel uncomfortable to be around. My roommate and I have a special friendship because of our weird sense of humor. I love that we can talk stupid and neither of us looks at the other like some kind of weirdo because that would just be calling the kettle black.
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I guess another point on the list would have been that the best of friends are the ones with whom you can totally be yourself. That’s a precious gift indeed.
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Having such friendship really is a gift. I think of it as being accepted unconditionally as I am. You have described it beautifully Heather.
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Yes, I think that’s so true, Sue. That unconditional acceptance can be a rare find in this world sometimes.
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My OH is my best friend now. We often find ourselves saying the exact same thing and keep pointing out that there really only needs to be one of us!
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Jude, you’re so lucky to have your best friend so close to you! 🙂
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I know!
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I only have few but true friends, who don’t take advantage of me 😚 I treasure them alot because they are hard to find 😚😊 though we don’t see and talk everyday, we know that we wont grow apart because the love of God binds our hearts ❤ and that’s the true essence of friendship 👭👭👬 simple yet so sweet 😚☺
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Thank you for your comment. I think the true friends are usually few and therefore especially precious.
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It is great to have a best friend.
I think you must be best friend first to someone,because if you wanna great friendship you must give your best first
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I’ve actually never quite managed to be the ‘best friend’ for anyone. I’ve been close friends with a number of people that I would consider MY best friends but it’s never really be reciprocal. I think that makes me the luckier one in the long run.
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The best of Friends knows how to make you laugh and smile, even when you feel so horrible, you could ball your eyes out.
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That’s a very valuable friend to have.
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Thanks. He’s the kind you hold on to, even if he’s really annoying at times. But then again who isn’t annoying from time to time.
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Has that kitten in the photo really got it’s paw across the other one’s shoulders, or am I seeing things, H? 🙂 🙂
Do you have a marathon coming up? Presume that’s the reason for running up hills? No pulling muscles- you hear me!
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Apparently. But who would really know what’s real these days?
Hopefully, one day soon, there will be an official blog post announcement of the Flying Beetroot’s return but until then I’ll let you in on the secret. Yes, having a crack at my first full marathon in October. I also have a crack in my head, obviously. 😛
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That head of yours has always been suspect 🙂 🙂
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Beautifully written… 🙂 ❤
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Thanks you. 🙂
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Is all well, Heather? I know you’re a busy person and can’t always find time/inclination to blog. Just checking 🙂 🙂
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I’m well, Jo. Thanks for checking. 🙂 I’ve been getting a lot of teaching work which is tending to take all my brain power. Add to that training for a marathon, lots of singing and being taxi to three growing sons and there’s not much energy left either. But there’s a long list of posts I want to write in my head so I hope I’ll get them out one day. 🙂
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That’s all good. I remembered about the marathon. Sounds like a full and happy life xx
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Friendship is so precious,very stupendous…I have a blog relating to friends as well…the dancing divas
Or
Shootingstar13blog.wordpress.com
Try!! It’s good as well!
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Hi- I reposted this on my blog which is perfect for positive affirmations. Please visit momkind33.com where I reference your blog under the blog I wrote “Friend of Frenemy”.
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Thank you so much for the link to my post.
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It’s a challenge to find time for friends when we’re in adulthood with all its competing responsibilities but it’s oh so important.
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That’s so very true. Often it’s in the busyness that we need our friends the most, really. Thanks, BB.
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Really loved this. Has got a deep meaning and a beautiful charm to it.
Thought of one of the poems, I’ve written.
Friends Till the End – https://edwinronaldlambert.wordpress.com/2017/03/06/poem-21-friends-till-the-end/
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Thank you. Friendship can be such a rich topic to explore and express in written form.
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Yes. It truly is one diverse topic. So much more to explore. Thank you for sharing
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