Price of Friendships

Life is full of ups and downs. People come and people go. Trials and tribulations come about as often as a resolution or blessing does. Two of the most solid and stable things I find in my life are family and friends. I'm blessed beyond words to have both and I can't picture my life without either, nor do I ever want to. I know I don't always make the best decisions in life and I'm aware of that. I do like to believe that whatever decisions I DO make that my friends and family are here for me. I know every decision I make will not be acceptable and maybe not even tolerable in their minds but the one's that truly support me regardless of those decisions are the one's that are the true people in my life that I am blessed to have. I don't agree with every decision that all my friends and/or family make, but despite how I feel about those particular decisions I decide to BE THERE. I will ALWAYS let them know my two pennies regarding their decisions because I feel it is my duty as a loving/caring friend to give them my perspective on the situation and let them know that I care. Most times the two pennies you put out there aren't received happily or even wholeheartedly by the friend/family, but at least I speak my mind........at least they know I'm not just an outsider in their life standing by to watch them mess up so I can say "I told you so". I want to see them ALL succeed and to do it happily. I expect the same treatment when it comes to my decisions. I value my friends/family opinions and I am happy to know they care about me enough to speak on something whether good or bad even if I don't necessarily like what they may have to say about it. I'd also like to believe that I don't see myself EVER discarding one of them because of a decision that they have chosen to make that I do not agree with. Who am I to judge with the amount of poor decision making that I've had in my past and probably future? Moral of this blog is to remember those people dear to you and remember that even though they may be making or have made decisions that you may abhor, that they've probably been there for you through some of your not so great decisions as well. How much do you value your friendships and are they so easily discarded by a bad decision?