Friends, Are They Real Friends?

I was blessed enough to have three beautiful women in my life that were true friends. We were always there for each other no matter what. I could count on them and they could count on me. I also had my true love, my guy, who was my best friend and as the others, he was always there for me, and I for him. I lost all four in the period of a year and a half.

I have other people that have been in my life for 20 to 50 years and they think we are friends. I have always been there for them, but they haven't been there for me. During the hardest time of my life none of them came to help but they still consider themselves friends. They still promise me they'll help but they don't follow through.

I tried to explain, that a friend of someone who comes through for you, that a friend is someone you can count on and none of them have done that and "they say I have changed" ...

but oddly, nothing has changed on my part, except me telling them we aren't friends and the reason is because they have done nothing to become a true friend. I will still help them if they need help but I am no longer letting them use the word friend because that is an untruth.

If you still have good friends on the planet, take a few moments out and let them know how much you appreciate that friendship, and how much they mean to you.

They say if you can count true friends on one hand you are lucky ... dear one, I haven't been able to count hardly anyone in my life at this moment but that doesn't mean things won't change.

This has all caused me to Love myself more, which is truly beautiful. When I find myself sad, I stand up and brush myself off just like a little one and take a step forward. One thing I have learned is ... I will never abandon myself and I will always be there for myself and nobody can ever take that away from me 💗