less0ns learnt;

Because you are my friend
I would do for you all that my heart and my soul and body are capable of doing.
I would cry with you and share your burdens when you are down.
I would laugh with you and rejoice with you when you have achieved.
I would be there when you want my company and I would be gone when you do not.
But do not expect perfection from me,
for the day shall come when I let you down and you will be hurt.
And when I let you down, it will not be because I desire to hurt you,
nor because I do not still love you.
It will only be because
I am human and that is one frailty from which no one can escape.

Eight Gifts that Do Not Cost A Cent:

1) THE GIFT OF LISTENING . . .
But you must REALLY listen.
No interrupting, no daydreaming, no planning your response.
Just listening.

2) THE GIFT OF AFFECTION . . .
Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and handholds.
Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family and friends.

3) THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER . . .
Clip cartoons. Share articles and funny stories.
Your gift will say, "I love to laugh with you."

4) THE GIFT OF A WRITTEN NOTE . . .
It can be a simple "Thanks for the help" note or a full sonnet.
A brief, handwritten note may be remembered for a lifetime, and may even change a life.

5) THE GIFT OF A COMPLIMENT . . .
A simple and sincere,
"You look great in red," "You did a super job" or "That was a wonderful meal"
can make someone's day.

6) THE GIFT OF A FAVOR . . .
Every day, go out of your way to do something kind.

7) THE GIFT OF SOLITUDE . . .
There are times when we want nothing better than to be left alone.
Be sensitive to those times and give the gift of solitude to others.

8) THE GIFT OF A CHEERFUL DISPOSITION . . .
The easiest way to feel good is to extend a kind word to someone,
really it's not that hard to say, Hello or Thank You.
Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed.
They make you smile and encourage you to succeed.
They lend an ear, they share a word of praise,
and they always want to open their hearts to us.

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us,
we often find that it is those who, instead of giving much advise, solutions, or cures,
have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a gentle and tender hand.
The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,
who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement,
who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing
and face with us the reality of our powerlessness,
that is a friend who cares.

People come into your life for a reason, a season, ora lifetime.
When you figure out which one it is, youwill know what to do for each person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON . . .
It is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty,
to provide you with guidance and support,
to aid you physically,emotionally, or spiritually.
They may seem like a god send, and they are!

They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrong doing on your part, or at an inconvenient time,
this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die.Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.

What we must realise is that our need has been met,
ou rdesire fulfilled, their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered.
And now it is time to move on.
When people come into your life for a SEASON . . .
Because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn.

They bring you an experience of peace, or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amountof joy.
Believe it! It is real!
But, only for a season.
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons;
things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.

Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person,
and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.