Food for thought.

The past few weeks have seen some of my friends go through difficult times. They are dealing with these difficulties pretty well and I know it is because of the network of friends we all have. Maybe we aren't family close but we offer shoulders to cry on, emails to vent in, phones available at all hours. All with no judgment. We are just there for each other. We understand.

Sometimes a person needs to be able to empty themselves to someone who is not immediate family but has common social and emotional experiences.

I know I have used this support network myself and it has saved me from doing or saying quite as many dumb-ass things as I could be capable of. After I've vented out loud I can hear my foolishness for the foolishness that it is and then not act on it. I can also depend on the fact that my friends would smack me hard on the back of the head if I needed it.

It's what gets me through the day.