The Power of Friendship

"There's not a word yet for old friends who've just met. Part heaven, part space, or have I found my place? You can just visit, but I plan to stay. I'm going to go back there someday." - I'm Going to Go Back There Someday

I just read a book called "Before You Leap: A Frog's-Eye View of Life's Greatest Lesson" by Kermit the Frog. Sure, laugh. He's a muppet for goodness sakes! But he had some wise words to pass along.. including the 14 steps of Friendship. And yes, the truth is, friends ARE easy to make once you know the rules. And it takes more than just a click on the Facebook screen to have a friend!

The rules are:
1) Be Happy with Who YOU Are.
2) Begin EVERY Interaction in a Friendly Manner
3) Be Genuinely Interested in OTHERS
4) Let the OTHER Person Do Most of the Talking
5) Show Respect to EVERYONE
6) Expect the BEST from Others
7) Appeal to Others' HIGHER Motives
8) Be Open to NEW Things
9) Have a Sense of HUMOR
10) Be HONEST
11) AVOID Arguments.
12) ADMIT Mistakes
13) Be Quick to FORGIVE
14) Give FREELY of Yourself and Your Talents

And in the end, the little green frog says, "When you can give your time and your talent to others without expecting anything in return, you're the best kind of friend."

Who knew someone's who breath smelled like flies would be so wise?