Weeding out frivolous friends

Today I decided to write about friendship. My mother always used to tell me that if you can count on one hand the amount of real friends you have... you're doing good.  I always thought that was absurd. Surely people have more friends than that. I do. At least I thought I did. As I have continued down this winding journey of life I have realized that the older you get the more quickly that changes. People come and go much like the seasons. They change your surroundings for a bit, then they are off to the next bigger and better thing. I have especially taken note of this in female friends. It has been painfully obvious to me that certain girls in my life have been there only when they have something to gain from me. For example maybe I am friends with a guy they like, I pay for them when we go somewhere, or even because there was no one else to hang out with. In return when you are a good friend, you are there through all of these depthless and shallow actions. I honestly consider myself a good friend to anyone. I always have ears that listen, a heart that cares, a mouth that is willing to give advice if the time is right, and a loyal fiber that is just knitted into my being. I think another thing that has saved my morals when it comes to being a good friend is that I stay away from the mean gossip train. Yes I said mean. There is no other way to put it, girls are mean and if they have even one tiny ounce of jealousy in their system towards you, you better believe your name will be thrown under that train. I have had a good amount of time to think about the people in my life who have come and gone. With that being said I know exactly why the ones who are still in my life are there for the long haul. My best friend in the entire world lives in a different country, but yet I am closer to her than anyone that lives here. This friend rejoices with you when you are thriving in life, she cries with you when you are sad, she laughs with you even when no one else is, she takes up for you when you are not around and most importantly she is there no matter what. God has kept her in my life for many reasons, but one of them is that she is a rock solid source when it comes to friendship. This person has seen me at my worst and celebrated with me at my best. So I have decided to tweak my mothers theory a bit. If you make it through life with one good friend, you have won. You have gained a victory that most would kill for, but the key is... to attain a friend like that, you must first be one.

        The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense. -Proverbs 27:9

I found this picture fitting enough to show her spunk and charisma while still capturing her happiness that she has found in her life lately. Katy I love you.