So as far as “friends” go… you are so true…those who haven’t had the pleasure of finding, making and keeping TRUE friendship might want to rethink their ways because you reap what you plant.

(((HUGS))
Bev
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P.S. I have read your previous blogs and all are well thought out and beautifully written!!

GOOD STUFF. I particularly like how you pointed out the importance of surrounding yourself only with good friends/people (negative qualities rub off on us whether we believe it or not; it happens through osmosis) and that perhaps the uppermost defining qualities of a true friend is someone who is both loyal and holds our best interest in high priority.

One thing I will add, if you don’t mind. Sometimes women, especially writer females who are of Mediterranean descent, do that. I don’t necessarily agree that blood is thicker than water. In our ideal world, maybe it would be. But nowadays folks are finding that biological origin does not always constitute one’s true family. We often make friendships that deepen into what feels like family ties. And some would argue that those ties are the true meaning of “family.” Native people called this “finding your tribe.”

So many folks I’ve met online have become valued friends, contemporaries, peers – you are one such individual. So glad to know you!

KEEP WRITING!

- Jo Lynne