The Art of Friendship

Recently legally downloaded Raheem DeVaughn's latest mixCD - "the Art of Noise" and it immediately made me think of my frienships for some reason...

Years ago I received an email about friendships and movie theaters: everyone doesn't get a front row seat, reposition when necessary, don't feel bad for having to make transitions in your relationships.

Well, daily I'm thankful for the friendships I currently have and even the friendships I once had, they all serve a purpose to progressing who I am in this life. Push, pull, stress, hard work, that doesn't make up my friendships, in face, they're all a walk in the park. The moment it becomes a strain to my character and who I am...theater seat transitions take place, LOL.

Here are just a few ingredients of my frienships (thanks you all):

- NO JUDGEMENT
- the simplicity of communication
- mutual understanding, or basic agreements to disagree
- no babysitting, we don't have to talk daily, like spirits "catch on"
- being what each other needs at different times
- the openness to being teachable (at any point in life)
- clear understanding of seasons, timing, and purpose

Those are just a few ingredients of the art of 'my' friendships. I must say, my friends have taught me so much, especially, what a friend truly is, in my sense of the word.

NOTE: some TV shows that model functional friendships are - Sex and the City, the Cosby Show, Girlfriends, and "Friends" to name a few

I encourage you to evaluate your friendships today, are they all necessary, do you have any, and finally, is it true...