According to Elton John, "Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting" or playing cards with good friends. Unfortunately our dear friends live far enough away that it is sometimes not easy to see them as often as we would like, but when we do we enjoy their company to the fullest! Euchre is how we started the evening and Hearts is how we ended the night. The laughs and chatter in between are the substance that makes friendships so great! The wonderful thing about having good friends is you can talk to them about anything: topics ranged fishing, music, 80's, kids, style, American Idol,summer vacation and of course.....passing gas! Now the entire night our small, medium and large dogs proceeded to play, growl and for lack of a better word hump right next to us as we played cards .....so I guess that was the entertainment factor for the evening. The topic of my surgery did come up but there was no negative thoughts produced. Friends encourage and talk complete positive words into exsistence. It is so refreshing to discuss an event, such as my surgery with people that may question things but in a very open and curious manner. If they have opinions or thoughts they are said in such a way as not to be disturbing or upsetting but helpful and enlightening. This is what friends do, they build up not tear down. When a fear is discussed with a friend they emphathize with you but some how turn it around and show you the positive sides until that fear isn't so big or may not even be a fear anymore. Our good friends, let's call them A & B are those kind of people! Stand behind you, give you a helpful push, pull you up, help out kind of friends. It's nice to know that when there is a situation, an event, good or bad that is a major life changing thing that your have those special kind of friends in your corner. A friend according to thefreedictionary.com is 1. A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.
2. A person whom one knows; an acquaintance.
3. A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; a comrade.
4. One who supports, sympathizes with, or patronizes a group, cause, or movement
Now someone with good friends apposed to someone with acquaintances or no friends at all is much stronger in the sense that they know they have someone that they trust and who supports them in their cause like my journey through gastric bypass surgery and weight loss. With the knowledge of friends and other supporters being behind one, the journey that sometimes can seem endlessly long and impossible often becomes shorter and much more obtainable. This I believe is due to what I call "positive distraction". All those negative thoughts and fears that some people would like to push your way are stopped and pushed the other way by friends. In essence, your friends run great interference for you. Blocking and sometimes tackling the negativeness being tossed your way. The true friends that stand with you often give you the pass at the right time that sends you hurtling for the end zone and making a fantastic touchdown ( this football analegy is for my friend "B")! You see to win at football you have to have a few simple disciplines that are practiced every day......the same thing goes for "success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines that are practiced every day." Jim Rohn. So when I win or achieve goals, it just isn't me that succeeds it is my whole team. GO STEPH GO!
Steph
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