Appreciation

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And out of the hat comes today's prompt:

Appreciate. What's the one thing you have come to appreciate most in the past year? How do you express gratitude for it?

 

Good friends. 

 

Over the past three years I've been through some hell. Battling severe depression, dealing with job losses, family losses, everything that could go wrong going wrong. I've had a wonderful group of friends that has been with me through it all, and some that seemed to be friends, but when the chips were down, ran away screaming, but that, in the end only made my core group stronger than ever. As some of my friends know, I am the "shirt off one's own back" person. I'll gladly go without for those who I care for. I express my gratitude daily by telling them that I care for them, and being there for them when things are good and bad. If they'd not been there for me, I wouldn't likely be here right now. Though they're thrown around the globe, through common interests we came together via the internet and we've flown to each other's places (or will be soon as we can) to visit in person. 

 

A good friend doesn't have to say all that much. Sometimes just a virtual (or real) hug or shoulder to cry on is all you need. Sometimes you just need to vent - and having someone at the other end who completely understands is a feeling that is pretty damned awesome. 

So yeah, good friends - worth more than their weight in gold.