Gratitude: Friends

My "Golden" Friends I got to see this weekend :)

Back in Minnesota I have been chatting with and seeing a few of my old friends.  Friends who I've known for 15-25 years (WOW!  Am I really that old?! Ha!).  It has been so refreshing to be with my old friends.  People who really know ME.  Inside and out.  They know what really matters to me, they know what my strengths are, and my weaknesses are no secret to them either.  And they love me just the same.  Probably even more so, really.

As much as I love traveling and constantly meeting new people, sometimes it is so nice to just "be."  To simply be present with someone whom you know so well, and they know you.  I don't have to explain who I am.  I don't have to tip-toe around any topics.  I can simply be me; the best and the worst of me, and no one minds. 

Simple and sweet, that is my gratitude for today.  "Make new friends, but keep the old.  One is silver and the other gold."  Touche.  Thank you dear friends of mine.  I am very lucky to have you in my life.  :)