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.
“Let us give thanks for a bouquet of people….
For funny friends, silly as snapdragons,
And serious friends, complex as chrysanthemums.
For comfortable friends, their gentle presence as soothing as the sweet smell of lilacs.
For stormy weather friends, who stand by us in hard times, like lily of the valley that cannot be deterred by shade or shadow.” -Claire Feingold Thoryn
Do something as silly as snapdragons today.
When dust bunnies abound, when dishes are in the sink, when I have coffee breath, I let my friends in! For whom do you step away from the fear of judgment, knowing that you will still be loved? That is a true friend. -Beth Murray (CLF)
Who do you have in your life who will not judge you?
When my husband and I were first dating, he expressed to me his desire to have a life not just of memories and hopes but of shared experiences in the present moment. We forged a friendship, and then a partnership, in those shared experiences, and now we get to revisit them in a completely different way with our child. -Rev. Michael Tino (CLF)
What is a memory you have that only those who shared it in the moment would understand?
