Science has proven that friendship is an essential element to longevity, happiness, and overall wellness. Yet it seems like (for me, anyway) when things get busy and chaotic, it's the first thing to get shuffled down to the bottom of the priority list. This is something that I need to work on - yet another thing to add to my list, I guess.
I've spent the last two evenings with friends that I've had since high school. You know the kind of friends I'm talking about - the kind that have seen you at your worst and at your best, and they love you anyway. The kind that were there to hold your hand on your wedding day. The kind that you can be apart from for months at a time, and then reconnect with as though the absence had never happened. The kind that you can sit in a comfortable silence with, without feeling the need to fill it with small talk or chatter. The kind of friend that just gets you - really understands you, so that you don't spend all your time explaining what you mean, or why you said that, or why you feel or think the way that you do.
I'm so lucky to have friends like that in my life. I need to remember that, and to not take it for granted.
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