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Friendship Writing Simple v Real Friendship My Coffee Shop sent by Paul Couture Today I'm working at my imaginary coffee shop. It's not just your usual coffee shop. It's special. It's were all of my friends gather to keep up with each other. The tables are made of wood-each one topped with a beautifully decorated table cloth-maybe white with lace edges or even crisp gingham blocks. It's spring outside, the sun is shining. There are fresh flowers on the tables. Bookshelvesline the walls with books and coffee cups placed on them. There is a bbeautiful scene painted on the ceiling. The chairs are comfy and very plush. There is a maroon sofa right inside the door. The front windows are lined with living plants. I don't just work here. I live here. This is where my mind goes when i want to be with my friends. It's happy here. Fresh and clean and i'm surrounded with living things. Every once in a while someone spills some 'milk'. But things always-always go back to normal. We all know we're loved and cared for. We all know that in our hearts we will never be alone. So please come and have a cup of coffee with me. I'm sure you'll love it here.The friendship will follow you always. What I've Learned About Friendship "Hello. My name is Jessica R and I am sending this to you because I read your friendship page. This is not a peom really, but I think it's nice and nearly anyone can ralte to it, especially teenagers like myself. I wrote it to my best friend of 5 years who moved to Florida this year. Thank you very much- Jessica " What I've Learned About Friendship I've learned that there are many good friends around, but true best friends are hard to come by. I've learned that sometimes you love a best friend more than a boyfriend. I've learned that a best friend is more important than a boyfriend. I've learned that you can do something or nothing with a best friend and still have the best time. I've learned that a true friendship has many memories, both good and bad, but all important. I've learned that sometimes the most used part of a best friend is the shoulder you cry on, and the shoulder you are willing to lend. I've learned that when a best friend is happy, you find yourself happy too, even when it has nothing to do with you. I've learned that a best friend's family soon feels like your own. I've learned that the only one who truly understands is a true friend. I've learned that nothing ever sounds stupid, funny, or unbelievable to a best friend, and you never feel stupid saying whatever it is. I've learned that sometimes it feels like a best friend is the only one who will ever care about you and think you are beautiful in your own way. I've learned that you always have that something extra to give to a best friend in need, and can count on that in return. I've learned that your heart is forever touched by a true friend, no matter how things end up. I've learned that when your heart has been broken, a best friend is the best band-aid for it. I've learned that a best friend will call you in the middle of the night to talk without thinking, and it's OK. I've learned that in many cases, a hug and a kind word from a best friend is the only thing that helps get you through the day. I've learned that a best friend would stick up for you no matter what the consequences are. I've learned that best friends can sing at the top of their lungs and not worry about singing the wrong words or being out of tune. I've learned that best friends stay up all night and on the phone for hours talking without even realizing it. I've learned that a best friend can tell the difference between a silly crush, and more than that. I've learned that sometimes a best friend is all you have. I've learned that sometimes you wonder how she knew, but then you realize that's just how close you are. I've learned that when you are true best friends, everyone else knows it. I've learned that, most importantly of all, best friends will always be best friends, no matter what is happening in their lives, where they are, or what they are doing. A best friend is irreplaceable. This is the most important thing I could have ever been taught by a best friend. A Good Friend Welcome! This piece was sent in by Chen Qin. The original author is unknown - if anyone knows who it is, please email me so I can credit them: writing@friendship.com.au - Bronwyn :) A Good Friend In kindergarten your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the red crayon when all that was left was the ugly black one.In primary school your idea of a good friend was the person who went to the bathroom with you; held your hand as you walked through the scary halls; helped you stand up to the class bully; shared their lunch with you when you forgot yours on the bus; saved a seat on the back of the bus for you; knew who you had a crush on and never understood why. In secondary school your idea of a good friend was the person who let you copy their social studies homework; went to that "cool" party with you so you wouldn't wind up being the only freshie there; did not let you lunch alone. In pre-university your idea of a good friend was the person who gave you rides in their new car; convinced your parents that you shouldn't be grounded; consoled you when you broke up with Nick or Susan; found you a date to the prom or went to the prom with you (both without dates); helped you pick a university and assured you that you would get into that university; helped you deal with your parents who were having a hard time letting you go. On the threshold of adulthood your idea of a good friend was the person who was there when you just couldn't deal with your parents; assured you that now that you and Nick or you and Susan were back together, you could make it through anything; just silently hugged you as you looked through blurry eyes at 18 years of memories; and reassured you that you would make it in university as well as you had these past 18 years; and most importantly sent you off to university knowing you were loved. Now, your idea of a good friend is still the person who gives you the better of the two choices, hold your hand when you're scared, helps you fight off those who try to take advantage of you, thinks of you at times when you are not there, reminds you of what you have forgotten, helps you put the past behind you but understands when you need to hold on to it a little longer, stays with you so that you have confidence, goes out of their way to make time for you, helps you clear up your mistakes, helps you deal with pressure from others, smiles for you when they are sad, helps you become a better person, and most importantly loves you! Pass this url on to those friends of the past, and those of the future...and those you have met along the way. Thank you for being a friend. No matter where we go or who we become, never forget who helped us get there. There's never a wrong time to pick up a phone or send a message telling your friends how much you miss them or how much you love them

A Friend That's Always There

Welcome! This piece was sent in by Chen Qin. The original author is unknown - if anyone knows who it is, please email me so I can credit them: writing@friendship.com.au For more pieces like this, see Friendship Poetry - Bronwyn :)

A Friend That's Always There

If I could catch a rainbow I would do it just for you And share with you it's beauty on the days you're feeling blue If I could build a mountain you could call your very own A place to find serenity A place to be alone........... If I could take your troubles I would toss them in the sea But all these things I'm finding are impossible for me I cannot build a mountain or catch a rainbow fair But let me be what I know best A friend that's always there.

Friendship Saviour

The words of Adam Hart can explain this small piece of wisdom wondefully, so I'll leave the writing up to him - Bronwyn :)My name is Adam Hart and I am a 16yr old male this is one of the story i give to people I consider to be my friend. Hopefully it good enough to be placed in your site, I have spent alot of time doing it, and the people I have sent it too love it, I just hope you do!!!!
I found this is a book at the library and loved it, so i am sending to everybody i know with a short message at the bottom ok..

The Story - Friendship Saviour Reflections

Friendship Saviour

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles.Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boy's name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend. They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home. They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long-awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk. Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mothers sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more, you saved my life." The Beauties Of Friendship You are visitor number:  since 26 September 1996! Mary Noffsinger e-mailed this to me and I think it is absolutley beautiful. The Beauties of Frienship by Samuel Francis Wooland. "A Friend" The first person who comes in when the whole world has gone out. A bank or credit on which we can draw supplies of confidence, counsel, sympathy, help and love. One who combines for you alike the pleasures and benifitsof society and solitude. A jewel whose lustre the strong acids of poverty and misfortune cannot dim. One who multiplies joys, divides griefs, and whose honesty is inviolable. One who loves the truth and you, and will tell the truth inspite of you. The triple alliance of the three great powers, Love, Symathy, and Help. A watch which beats true for all time, and never "runs down." A permanent fortification when one's affairs are in a state of siege. One who to himself is true, and therefore must be so to you. A balancing pole to him who walks across the tight rope of life. The link in life's long chain that bears the greatest strain. A harbor of refuge from the stormy waves of adversity. One who considers my need before my deserving. The jewel that shines brightest in the darkness. A stimulant to the nobler side of our nature. A star of hope in the clouds of adversity. A diamond in the ring of aquaintance. A volume of sympathy bond in cloth. Friendship-one soul in two bodies. An insurance against misanthropy. One truer to me than I am myself. One who understands our silence. A link of gold in the chain of life. The essence of pure devotion. The sunshine of calamity. A second right hand.