Chewy's Choices: Friendship

Welcome

So I've decided to finally create my blog. At first I was going to do a blog specifically on the food choices in the GTA, hence the name "Chewy's Choices". But then I thought it could be one of the focuses but I'd like to include some other things too. Maybe some personal opinions and the odd picture or two.

I think everyday we have to make many choices. We decide every day what we're going to wear, what we're going to eat, and more importantly what we're going to do. Some choices we make unconsciously while others we think long and hard. We may not always make the right choices but I think in the end we try to make the best choices for us, our family and our friends.

Hopefully I can share with you some of the choices I make (or have made) and maybe even my thoughts. Feel free to make comments or suggestions as I'm always happy to hear from my friends.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Friendship

I was recently asked to do a reference letter for someone and at the time another friend asked me to be a reference for a new position he's applying for. While I was writing the reference letter I found it difficult to quantify what exactly a great friend was. I don't mean I couldn't find anything nice to say, lol, far from that, how do you prove to other people the good we see in each other? I would think it's subjective and obviously a personal opinion or choice. However I said before (maybe even posted before) the we surround ourselves with those people who are a direct reflection upon us. As I think of all the many different friends that I have from different backgrounds, different cultures, and different personalities, I guess the one thing they all have in common is me... seems kinda funny when you write it. One thing I've always wondered over the years is it better to have a large number of friends or better to have a small number of friends that are very close. I'm not sure what the answer is.

I still keep in touch with a few friends from high school and University. I know it's not as frequent as we'd all like, especially with many of them having kids, I realize time is a luxury for a lot of them. But then again, the kids give me another reason to go visit them. They all have such wonderful children. Hopefully in 2011 I'll make a more concentrated effort to go see more of them.

What is a good friend?? One that will laugh at all our little quirks, make you smile when you're feeling down, lend a hand in a time of need, won't judge us for our faults, share their experiences (good or bad) to help us learn, be happy to hear from you even though it's been over a year since you last spoke, and someone willing to be them self whenever they're with you. I know there are many more things that make a good friend, I just hope over the length of our friendship I've been able to be, or do, at least one of those above things.