My Mom always told me that we could never measure our wealth by money but by our friends. She would surely be glad to meet you and know how rich I turned out to be!

Tiny but wonderful seeds of blessings are sprinkled on earth each day...and I just caught one that's so nice and true.. And it's you!  read more

F" is for Fun............That friends share when they are together.
"R" is for Reliability....A true friend is someone that you can always rely on.
"I" is for Interest.......Someone who is genuinely interested in you, your fears, joys, and life.
"E" is for Energy.........They pick you up when you are down, and give you the energy to go on and believe in yourself.  read more

It is indeed an achievement not to make 100 friends but to keep 1 friend for 100 years.
~ Unknown

But if the while I think on thee, dear friend,. All losses are restored and sorrows end.
~ William Shakespeare

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
~ Dale Carnegie  read more

Trees start out as a seed and grow with time.

We planted the seeds of friendship, and our relationship took off from there.

As our friendship continues to grow, I appreciate every ring on my tree.

For every ring symbolizes a special event, a laugh, or even a cry.  read more

We should try to do these things better:

1. Encourage others to talk about themselves.

2. Talk in the interest ranges of the things that people treasure most when talking to them.

3. Talk to people about themselves and recognize their importance.

4. Respect other people's good judgment and avoid arguments.  read more

There were two childhood buddies who went through school and college and even joined the army together. War broke out and they were fighting in the same unit. One night they were ambushed.

Bullets were flying all over and out of the darkness came a voice, "Harry, please come and help me."

Harry immediately recognized the voice of his childhood buddy, Bill. He asked the captain if he could go.  read more

1 cup Tension
2 cups Stress
1 1/2 teaspoons of Guilt
2 heaping cups of Limited Time
3/4 tablespoon of Urgency
A dash of "No Other Choice"
3 heaping cups of Faith*

Directions:  read more

The following is a true story...

Yesterday I received a phone call from a friend whom I last talked to almost two years ago.

Like other people, I was surprised to hear her voice.

She heard from a mutual friend that I just set up a fitness studio and she wanted to ask me about my new venture and as well as what's going on in my life.  read more

Here’s the scenario: Julie, a hardworking secretary, lent money to her good friend Ray; $1300 to be exact. Ray had just moved to a new town and claimed that he needed two new suits: one for an upcoming wedding and one to wear on job interviews. Ray lived in a beautiful penthouse.  read more

A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the
master's house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water in his master's house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect to the end for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own
imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it was made to do.  read more