Valued Friendships

 

“Each day unfolds new beginnings, where friendships develop through mutual respect and a cultivating seed of integrity, honesty and loyalty that is enriched with kind actions”.

 

By: Sammer Ghouleh

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Friendships are precious and valuable treasures. They are the greatest and most powerful pillars of our lives. As friendships develop into different stages of loyalty and trust, we begin to value them deeply. The nature of friendships may indeed vary, yet the commonality of shared ideas will create greater bonds. Every friendship has its own unique reflections that touch our lives in different ways. Where strangers meet, they begin to connect, soon to become acquaintances of mutual respect communicating through positive attitudes, bringing friendship into the picture.

 

As people begin to understand how this essential part of planting that healthy seed of friendship grows, they will, with honor and pride, embrace it and enjoy watching it grow, blossom and mature into its profound reality. Friendships are blessing gifts for people to appreciate their delightfulness as an essential part of their lives. People who have built strong bonding friendships are not afraid to be themselves and do not walk around with masked faces. They are immediately recognized as confident, happy, and successful people. They are psychologically and emotionally living at a very comforting zone of their dreams. Many truly feel that friendships are the harmonious garden in which we actually escape to find ourselves and to know who we are. As we meet many people during our lifetime some may stay and some may go. Those whom we choose to have stay in our lives are the ones we need to take notice of, for they are a mirrored reflection of our character. As the building process continues, we find our selves engaged in their lives without realizing. As we experience difficult issues in life, we are in desperate need of a wise and caring friend who will give sound advice that can put the other's mind and spirit at ease.

 

Friends need one another to guide them into a safe direction, without the fear of envious or hidden intentions of jealousy and animosity. Friends play very important roles in each other’s daily lives. They need to be wise as to how much of that dynamic friendship they can actually handle in order to keep the relationship balanced and healthy. Due to the fact that it is well understood that you are who your friends are, we need to always remember to search for quality friends who are of high morality and have values and ethics that can enhance us. Choices of friendship become apparent as we begin to recognize the subtle changes and influence that friendships have on our lives. Every step we take, every decision we make, affects our lives and our roles in society. Due to this fact, we must hold ourselves accountable for the choices we make when we decide to form our friendship circles. These circles tell others who we are and what standards we hold ourselves to.  At times when friendships grow stronger, trust and loyalty become its foundation, which lead to many great things to happen. Strong, valuable friendships can boost one’s self-confidence, encourage career advancement, refine perspectives, and gives them a sense of certainty, which gives friends the force of reason to succeed.

 

Sincere friendships can easily pull people out of sadness and shine their lives with a nice smile. Friendships are sacred and require a deep sense of commitment and integrity to survive. True friendship is never self-interest, but of giving of yourself unconditionally in order for your friend to soar and reach their highest potential. As people we need to stand in support of each other, without a doubt or a complaint. Expectations of perfect people and perfect friendships are absolutely a misconception. It’s all about how well people communicate; interact with sensitivity and meaningful good intentions toward each other. In order to keep those shining stars in our lives, we must be compassionate, forgiving, and disciplined people who are cautious in protecting the essence of our friendships by never allowing doubt or any kind of mixed messages of backbiting or gossiping to slice through this bond.
 
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