What your friends teach you
I am very fortunate to have a handful of good friends. An interesting trend that I’ve observed lately is that many of my older friends tend to be pessimistic like me. I appreciate that they can relate to my concern and often validate feelings.
However, my younger friends who are closer to my age tend to be more optimistic and we are able to say encouraging things like “I KNOW everything is going to be okay for you.” We don’t question each other and say things like “How do you know everything will be okay?”
In a cynical, bitter world it is nice to have that kind of support. I am very lucky to have found friends that I can relate to, even if I only talk to them online and on the phone and very rarely get to see each other in person.
I think there is something to be learned from from people like my fabulous friend Lish, who is a constant source of support and sunshine.