Gifted

Happy Friday!  Hopefully the weekend brings you laughter and joy. We can never get too much of it. For those who work Monday-Friday, it’s time to let your hair down, loosen your tie, wiggle your toes, and take a deep breath! It makes me smile just typing it.

Today, I had a hard time thinking of a topic to write about. Clearly, things can get repetitive if not approached at different angles. Pardon me if the posting is brief. The topic of discussion today is (drum roll please) GIFTS!! Okay, you probably guessed that from the title. Many like to receive gifts. However, many also fail to realize the gifts they possess themselves.

You may have the gift of laughter that you share with those around you. When someone needs a smile or maybe you’re the life of the party. You know when to be serious and you know how to slide in a joke when you feel tension brewing. You are an amazing person. You’re the person in your circle of friends that probably is in every picture or in every story when it’s retold. Keep sharing your gift.

Could you be the person that is an amazing listener? When everyone has a problem or needs to clear their head, they come to you. Most of the time you’re probably few on words or shall I say you choose them carefully and that’s why your friends value your friendship and advice. You are so appreciated. You’re probably the reason why your friend put down the phone instead of making that reckless call or bit their tongue before responding to a snide comment.

This for the friends that pour into others and encourage them to follow their dreams no matter what the world tells us.  You push us even when the rest of the world and even our families laugh at our dreams. You’re the cheerleader in the front row (the only row) and you may even be our only audience. But when you’re there, it feels like a concert. Friends like you are hard to come by. We can only hope we’re there for you in the ways that matter to you when they mean the most.

I salute the friends that possess all three of these gifts and more. I can only hope that you receive the same love back that you pour into others. You are amazing. Without you, life would not be the same. You couldn’t be any closer to us than our blood family. Thank you for the laughs, the cries, the stories that we tell over and over again as if it is the first time. Thanks for doing this thing called life with us. Thank you for sharing your gifts with us all. 

~Eve