For some unknown reason I have felt a bit out of sorts for the last couple of weeks. Not sure why and in the scheme of things it is not really important. What is important is that during that time I have been able to reflect on the importance of friendship. Not only my friendships but friendships of others.
Last weekend I was lucky enough to attend a wedding and not just any ordinary wedding but one that was a little "old school" and unconventional in this "modern age". What was evident is that it was filled with love and also friendship, some new and others longer term. Also evident was the fact that many people helped contribute to the day and they contributed out of friendship. Guests brought flowers for the bouquet, other friends took the photos and most important a friend of the couple performed the marriage ceremony.
Closer to home, friendship is very important to myself and I treasure the small gestures my friends make to myself and to their other friends. This has made me want to be a better friend back to them and also to do small gestures to others - pass it forward so to speak.
The gestures don't have to be grand. They can be as simple as offering to drop you off or pick you up front he airport, feeding a pet whilst someone is away on holidays or something as simple as leaving a chocolate frog on a keyboard at work.
This is a short post but one where I want to say that I cherish my friends and all that they do for me and also I cherish the opportunities to do the small genuine gestures of friendship back to them.
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