A Friend in Need.........

Let's say you have a situation and you need a lifeline.  You choose "phone a friend" please, Regis.  When you pull up your mental Rolodex, you might shift through your friend options based on each ones's normal "go to" assistance method.  

Some friends are listeners, some are fixers, some are validators. Wouldn't it be nice if you could order from a menu of what you needed and sent the completed order form to the friend pre-discussion?  Or would it? 

Perhaps you are given what you really need without even asking for it.  When people say you should see things that go wrong as blessings, my take on that is not to enjoy the bad days, but realize they are a reflection of what you truly believe about yourself, creating your personal road map to what needs to be changed in your life.

Some friends hit all the boxes and are able to listen, validate and offer advice.  When I've had a bad day, sometimes I think I just need to vent but then a friend makes a suggestion that blows me away.  When I call someone with older kids, her take on whether or not I'm overreacting is the perfect advice, because at some point, every mom thinks the mistakes we make will land our kids in juvie.  And after sharing the advice, she listens to my overreactions until I'm done (five hours later).

Good friends are the blessings in life that most of us could not live without, I am saying that with complete sincerity.  I love my listener friends, my fixer friends, my GNO friends, and my friends who would help me hide the body, if needed.  I love that I have so many friends that are willing to give me the honest truth, even when it hurts to hear it.  I know to reflect on that information when I'm ready.  On my worst days and with my closest friends, I can say that I just need to be validated, it's ok to know when I am overwhelmed and don't have the energy to learn and grow.

If I could, I would ask Regis to conference call in all of my friends, because each one has wonderful gifts and talents to share with me.  Be still my heart, I am lucky:)

Have a wonderful day!!

Xo

Conni

Today's Mantra:  I am thankful for my friends.

Mantra for Every Day: I choose to send love to all; receiving love back multiplied in infinite proportions, creating and nurturing pathways of love.