Sometimes things happen that make you stop dead in your tracks and sit for a while. Life is going at full speed with plans and schedules coming out the wazoo and then it happens. A blinding, numbing thing that can't be swept away or told to hold on a minute. Something that is meant to make you breathe a little slower, think a little harder and love a little more. Even as your face is still stinging from the slap life has given you and you are trying to sort out how to deal with the effects you begin to realize who is in your corner. Family is of course there to give love and support but often they are so effected by the crisis themselves they can't pull you out of the water before you go under. Friends can be just the pillar you need to make it through. They provide a different level of communication and support then family. Lets face it a true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg even if you are half-cracked. They aren't afraid to tell you things you don't want to tell yourself but that you need to hear. On the other hand if you just sit together in silence it can be one of the best, most supportive conversations you ever have with anyone. No judgement just open ears and a water proof shoulder. After all that's what friends are for.
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