Friendship is how I know love is real. People who choose to be in each other’s lives, for no other reason than the fact that they enjoy each other’s company. It is so pure and beautiful. Friendship can be serious, silly, high maintenance, low maintenance. It is fluid and wholesome and life-giving! – Marin Smith (CLF)
How has friendship been life-giving to you?
Friendship often asks us to show intimacy to another. To share our emotions with them, and to receive theirs in return. We learn caring and sharing in the context of friendship. This experience of closeness with another is a healthy part of our lives.
How have you learned to care for others?
People act as if friendship is somehow “less” than romance, when it is a lifesaving miracle in its own right. How could I have survived any tragedy in life without the help of my friends? Celebrated any victory? Friends are the people who show up when they don’t have to, but they want to, because they love you. -Steven Leigh Williams (CLF)
Show up for someone you love today.
Today we honor the different kinds of love. Romantic love, yes, but also friendship love. We honor the unconditional love for all beings that inspires us to act, and the love of self that inspires us to set healthy boundaries.
What are the kinds of love you can honor today?
We honor of International Internet Friends Day by understanding that friendship does not require physical proximity. Real relationships are built on computers and phones.
Reach out to an internet friend to say hello today.
