Many people choose a word for the year. For the past few years my word has been chosen for me on the first Sunday of the year at our church. For the past nine months our “church” has not been a building; it has been an online community. The friendships with people from that community have kept me strong, led me to think, and made me laugh through the pandemic.
I guess it’s only fitting then that the word that community gifted to me for 2021 is FRIENDSHIP.
Friendship is a foundation. With a solid base of friendships, a person can hold steady through stormy times.
Friendship involves a mix of generations, of old and young sharing time.
Friendships reveal truths and provide opportunities for growth. Real friends tell us when we’re messing up. They let us know if we have grown stagnant and need to take on a new challenge.
Friendships make the world a better place. Friends volunteer together, raise funds, and help others.
Friendships promote lifelong learning. In book clubs, writing circles, courses, and one travels together, friends learn something new every day.
Friendships are fun. With friends we sing, dance, tell stories and laugh.
Friendships are comfort. They are organized compassion.
With FRIENDSHIP as my word, 2021 should be a spirit-filled year.
Somerton Smith 
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I don’t think I could have made it through this trying year without friendship – loved ones, church lady friends, and friends like you online. You idea of friendship as organized compassion is super. Thanks for starting off my day with such a positive thought, Arlene!
Even though we have never met in person, I feel like we could meet for the first time and have great conversation for hours. I think that’s a kind of friend too. Happy New Year!
Absolutely, Arlene!
I like your way of thinking about Friendship. “Organized compassion” is a perfect way of framing what it means to be a friend. Good choice and one that I can get behind 100%, my friend.
We make our own happiness, and friends are great companions on the road to happy.
Nice