Friends

I’ve always valued my friendships and have made an effort, which did not feel like any effort at all, to maintain those friendships.  I feel very fortunate to have a lot of close friends and a stable number of very close friends.

I feel profoundly the lack of friends who are present in my life now – few new friends to interact with day-to-day, or less frequently by email or text.  That being said, it makes me seriously appreciate those of my friends who have reached out to me through means that are not always easy or rote.  A WhatsApp or FaceTime video call makes my day!!

I am at the halfway mark of this adventure, and I feel pulled from time to time to consider what form my next adventure will take, but I am trying to stay focused on the now and leave the future for the future.

Thanks to those of you who have reached out.  I am grateful and I look forward to renewing our ties when I return…

Love.