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Have you ever thought about what makes someone a great friend to you?  What is it about the person that lets you know you can depend on them?

I was having a little cleanout and came across this verse:

Knowing you brings the blessing of sunshine
and the joy of laughter to my life.
Every time I think of you I stop for a moment and smile…
and I am grateful for the countless ways
I am touched by the gift of you in my life.

For those who have continued to visit despite my lack of appearances here, thank you :)  In mid-November I suffered a severe depressive episode that left me barely able to function, and blogging certainly wasn’t high on my agenda of things to do.  Through hard work, wonderful support from my husband and friends, and some new medications, I have managed to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.  Things are still a little ‘haywire’, but everything seems to be coming back on track - slowly but surely.

I have so much news, as no matter how much you wish the world would stop, it does keep continuing day after day.  Both my mother and sister finished University - I’m so proud of them both, and the elder of my twin brothers has scored a fabulous job in the Whitsundays after a false start and a terrible accident.

So, that’s it in a nutshell, I hope to be able to share more news with you very soon

Every time you suppress some part of yourself or allow others to play you small, you are in essence ignoring the owner’s manual your creator gave you and destroying your design.

Oprah

I have always thought of Christmas time as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely.

Charles Dickens

Anyone who believes that men are the equal of women has never seen a man trying to wrap a Christmas present.

Anonymous

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

Mahatma Ghandi

A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own.

Latin Proverb

A cat keeps purring when inhaling and exhaling.

(Clever cat!)

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them.

John Stuart Mills