This week's blessing is the gift of old friendships made new.
Reunions with old friends can take place in the strangest of ways. Recently, I have experienced a few right here in my basement. The first occurred when I opened my email and received a message from one of the most delightful people I have ever known who was a very good friend in high school. We had lost all contact since then. Though he had been trying to find me via email addresses that no longer worked and sites where my accounts no longer existed, Google eventually brought him to my blog and my current email address. That happy reunion led to another with another friend--one with whom he was close but with whom I had lost all contact.
As we've had the opportunity to reconnect online and in person after 25 years, I have rediscovered the joys of the old and familiar and discovered anew the lives of some wonderful people and the equally wonderful people they hold dear. It has been incredibly nice to step into the past just long enough to bring it into the present and discover so many common interests and to remake friendship.
Reunions with old friends can take place in the strangest of ways. Recently, I have experienced a few right here in my basement. The first occurred when I opened my email and received a message from one of the most delightful people I have ever known who was a very good friend in high school. We had lost all contact since then. Though he had been trying to find me via email addresses that no longer worked and sites where my accounts no longer existed, Google eventually brought him to my blog and my current email address. That happy reunion led to another with another friend--one with whom he was close but with whom I had lost all contact.
As we've had the opportunity to reconnect online and in person after 25 years, I have rediscovered the joys of the old and familiar and discovered anew the lives of some wonderful people and the equally wonderful people they hold dear. It has been incredibly nice to step into the past just long enough to bring it into the present and discover so many common interests and to remake friendship.
"The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend.
I have no wealth to bestow on him.
If he knows that I am happy in loving him,
he will want no other reward.
Is not friendship divine in this?"
(Henry David Thoreau)
I have no wealth to bestow on him.
If he knows that I am happy in loving him,
he will want no other reward.
Is not friendship divine in this?"
(Henry David Thoreau)
34 Comments
Beautiful post reminding us of what is important.
ReplyDeletefriendships are one of the real treasures we can take with us. i picture a great reunion in the next life with those i haven't been able to reconnect with as well as deceased family members that are misses so....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful skywatch post..beautiful capture, and beautiful words~great reminder!
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend!
Happy sky~watching!
Cat
What a wonderful way to be reunited with a friend, Sandy.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the are many people who would love to catch up with you.
And yes, you can put me on that list too!
How very wonderful. Old friends rediscovered...
ReplyDeleteGreat story Sandy. Glad things worked out. Nice SWF entry also. Keep us updated. Pappy
ReplyDeleteGood for you. It's a small world. It's neat that you bumped into each other online! What a special way to connect.
ReplyDeleteMy class reunion is this weekend (20 yrs). I am looking forward to it althought back then I didn't realy connect with the "in group". There will be wonderful music and great food and I look forward to bringing my family and seing a few old friends.
as one of the people you are talking about, I am humbled by you my dear friend. Thank you for your friendship
ReplyDeleteWonderful post.
ReplyDeleteGreat image and the quote is so meaningful!
Don't you just love this world wide web! : )
ReplyDeleteReal friendships are always good to remember...its a good thing that unlike clouds they do not fade and blown off by the wind!
ReplyDeleteGreat photo and write up! Happy weekend!
Lovely quote there Sandy! Friendships indeed, old and new are precious.
ReplyDeleteYou're quite lucky. I never had friendships as these in high school.
ReplyDeleteReuniting with old friends is a wonderful blessing. Enjoy catching up with one another.
ReplyDeleteSandy, you always inspire. Congratulations on your renewed friendship. Something like that happened to me with an old college friend. She contacted me a few years ago. Since then we have gotten together in person a couple of times. She has even come out here to celebrate my birthday with me! A blessing I am thankful for every day of my life.
ReplyDeleteYou have another award at my place. I know you don't display them and I believe you've already been given this one anyway, but hey, you're JUST PLAIN FUN.
What a great happening, Sandy! Finding old friends. You are lucky indeed! :)
ReplyDeleteHello from Colorado. Beautiful skywatch post
ReplyDeleteSandy
ReplyDeleteMy English is not very good for understand all you post.
But I have beeing writting some words about friendship.
I think that friendship have no time or space to exist.
And we must want all our friend "He is" and not what our friend "He have".
I don't know if I said correctly!
Luiz
What a wonderful, positive story Sandy! That is just terrific, finding and connecting with an old friend again. Sadly, I've lost touch with too many dear friends over the years. Perhaps they will find their way to my blogs???
ReplyDeleteHugs, G
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Nothing more be added to a wonderful post, my friend.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you were reunited with a friend. Friendship is so important. Thank you for you comment at mine. I a so glad you liked the post and please know what a great inspiration you are to me, and I am sure to many others.
ReplyDeleteOh, Sandy, I am sooooooo happy for you. There is just nothing like finding an old friend.
ReplyDeleteSandy: Friends are always a special thing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky and beautiful post.
ReplyDeleteOkay, time to do a sheepish admission here of a personal nature... I've often said, If I'm not speaking to them now, there's probably a darned good reason! That cynicism came back to haunt me as I "hooked up" through Facebook to not one, but two old high-school buddies... who just reading about how things have been going for them made fascinating reading... and they're both great people who I'm glad to have been re-acquainted with.
ReplyDeleteBasically, six-months ago, I probably would have cynically read your blessing and went Sure, maybe for you! Whatever... but now, nope... I completely agree!
The blue sky in that beginning sky shot was so overwhelmingly pretty that I almost missed the moon!
ReplyDeleteIt is wonderful to connect with old friends who had gone their separate ways. I have never gone to a class reunion but maybe one day. That is wonderful that Google was a blessing to you both!
Been trying to figure out what was so magical about the friends we made then. Can't do it, but I can't deny it. I do know that I remembered who I was back then, and more importantly, who I wanted to be back then. I found myself a little bit seeing through my friends eyes. They may be unique, this group of friends, though I hope for the universes sake, that's not the case.
ReplyDeleteThey make me glad to be a member of the same species.
What a beautiful testament dearest.
ReplyDeleteFriendships are the flowers in the garden of life.
ReplyDeleteLovely quote and beautiful sentiments: ah, the golden oldie friendships are such wonderful treasures! My BYB Sunday is now up!
ReplyDeleteYour beautiful sky and your wonderful reunion message made my day! Thanks for your visits to my SkyWatch photos.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend of beautiful skies!
It is indeed great to become friends again with someone you have been friends with before!
ReplyDeleteThe Internet, with all the negatives it might have, has the positive that it can help a person reconnect with people who they have lost touch with.
It is ironic you posted this because my best friend was in town this weekend which reminded me of that. It was also my granddaughter's 11th birthday so I did not not get to spend much time with my friend. Maybe about an hour but I take whatever I can get. It was a photo frenzy too.
ReplyDeleteWow --- that was a great post. All I can say is...Wow
ReplyDeleteThanks for being here.