Friendship

Friendship is something that many seem to take for granted. Normally we say don't take people you care about for granted, but friendship may be the exception. I don't mean use them and take advantage of your friends. All I'm saying is that being friends does not require us to try hard in order to have a friend. Just be yourself and allow your friends to be themselves. As a matter of fact if you allow your friends to be themselves, it's actually more fun than if you are alike. Most of the time their way of being is what makes them so fun to be around. I have a friend who I laugh at/with (whatever you want to call it) on pretty much a daily basis. If you can't laugh together or at each other without hurting the others feelings then you do not have a true friendship. So, don't try so hard, don't take things personally, but DO have friends that you can take for granted. They won't mind, trust me. --MC, Reno, NV 2011