International Friendship Day
A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world. ~Lois Wyse
International Friendship Day celebrations take place on the first Sunday of August. The spread and origin of this holiday are not yet well documented. Evidence from social networking sites indicates the holiday may have grown with the spread of the Internet, and is known in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Malaysia. There is also some evidence that the day is celebrated in some South American countries. Digital communication modes such as the Internet and mobile phones may be helping to popularize the custom, since greeting friends en masse is now easier than before. … This year, Friendship Day will be celebrated on August 1st 2010. - Wikipedia
I just returned from a week-long trip home prompted by my highschool reunion, which was filled with old stories relived, dancing, good times and laughter. It was a lovely evening catching up with old friends. The days surrounding the event were spent with some of my longest-time friends. The kind of close friends that have never required a reunion, Facebook or Twitter to stay in touch.
I have immense gratitude for these long-time friends. Despite the physical distance between us, we are there for each other. No matter what changes take place in our lives through the years, we can look at each other and still see the light we exuded as kids - the spark that makes us each tick. There is a depth of comfort with each other that makes it a special relationship.
So it was quite à propos that upon my return, I would discover via Twitter that today is Friendship Day. A great day to think about and celebrate all of our friends - old and new. The ones who knew us before braces and those more recent friendships that sparked over a completely different type of circumstance. Cheers my friends!
Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive. ~Anäis Nin
Photo: Jen, Jodie, Michelle by candlelight - courtesy of Chris Frothingham - all longtime and dear friends.
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