Closer

Today wasn't a good day in many respects, however it was one in which friendship featured and, as I sit here sipping a cup of tea, thinking back on the day I can't help but smile and feel thankful that I have moments of beauty and the gift of friendship to support me on days such as this.

Friendships mean so much to me and, I don't allow many people to become close to me so those I have are incredibly valuable.

I'm not sure what exactly defines a friend for others, but for me, a friend is someone I can share my inner-most feelings with, my true thoughts, hopes and fears without fearing judgement or that the relationship may end because of what I may say. A friend listens, supports and encourages but is open and honest enough to tell me things I may not wish to hear; it's those things which draws friendships closer.

There's much talk about the importance of quality time and I believe time is an important element of a relationship, however I also feel that quantity of time plays a role and it's the two combined that helps to strengthen relationships; it's time spent together that allows people to truly get to know each other, to learn and accept their strengths and weaknesses, needs and desires, and to draw them closer than they thought possible.

I'm fortunate to have one such person in my life and today he helped me through a difficult day.

I can't imagine being closer to this man, my man, than I am now but looking back over our time together and how our friendship and relationship has developed and deepened, I know that the closeness we share becomes ever deeper with the quality and quantity of time we spend together and, something I truly love, is how the moments we spend apart make those we spend together so much more amazing.

Getting closer to my man, allowing him closer to me, over our time together has been such a beautiful journey and despite some of those moments being difficult, tumultuous or challenging, we have spent them together and I can only see quality in the quantity.

Becca 💗