Friends

Thank you to everyone for your kind thoughts/messages/emails regarding the third anniversary of mom's passing.  I spend the day helping prepare for and celebrating my cousin's 13th birthday at the beach.  Was a lovely day... one mom would have really enjoyed.  Life goes on and we embrace each moment.

So many times in the past three years, I have been frustrated that I have not been able to give my undivided attention to my friends and their own needs.  After all, isn't a real friend one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.  Life is not smooth for any of us.  Everyone has to deal with family problems, work problems, health problems, relationship problems.  I apologize to my friends for being greedy on the take end of a give and take relationship.  I am very thankful for everything that has been done for me to ease the burden.

I have been reminded again this week that we are not the only ones facing obstacles in life.  Earlier this year, my brother and a friend were on a motorcycle trip from Vancouver to Buenos Aires.  Their trip was cut short in Peru when Murray discovered he had cancer, and had to fly back home to Australia for treatments, and a re-evaluation of life and lifestyle.  Combining modern medicine with alternative therapies, holistic wellness and an organic diet, Murray is using every tool in his arsenal to fight back cancer.  To learn more about Murray's story, go to the Murray McNab Healing Foundation.

Here's to having friends, and being a friend... friends are the icing on the cake of life!  (It's late, I can't come up with a better analogy!)