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Jerrie was my best friend.
#relationships
Jerrie was my best friend and Friendship is important.
Friends are an important part of each person's well being. When we cultivate friendships, we grow inside and feel the feelings of abundance and satisfaction. Friendships that are healthy will nurture confidence and self esteem.
Today is a good day to pause and reflect. Birthdays are special.
Even if a tight budget is a constraint, a little thoughtfulness goes a long way… Friendships need care.
Call a friend to just talk, and you will see your friendship grow!
Build A Happy Friendship
How to have happy friends? This is a very important question. Who likes friends who don’t smile and laugh? Who enjoys meeting friends who look serious? Not any one of us.
What about ourselves? Do we make happy friendships? Do we make our friends happy? Before thinking about others, wouldn’t it be better if we first analyze our own selves? Do we smile more often when we are with our friends? Do we laugh at the smallest joke? Or do we have a serious expression on our face all the time with our friends? Let us first think about our own behavior and correct whatever we can.
Making happy friendships
Make yourself look happy with your friends and your friends will reflect. That is the secret of happy friendship. Our emotions are reflected in our body language. The reverse is equally true. Does this help us? It does. It can change our state of mind by changing our physical state. For example, if you are feeling bored, try to look cheerful and you will start becoming cheerful. It is strange, but it works. If you are feeling sad, try to look happy. You will find the sadness going away. Isn’t it great?
How do we talk with friends?
Happiness also depends on what we talk about with our friends. Are we always talking of our own life or do we also listen to them? Listening is the best way to make friends happy. Listen and do it carefully. No pretensions. Your friends will be happy that someone heard them out without interruption. You will also be making your friendship stronger. Listening is very good.
By listening, we make the other person feel important. We also make him/her feel happy and relieved. By talking things out, one feels relieved. Isn’t that much better?
Give and you shall receive, the third law of Newton.
Apply this law in your life and make happy friends. You can make them happy right now by telling them about how much you appreciate their friendship. Listening to your friends, keeping a happy state of mind in their company and appreciating the friendship will make happy friends. Make your life happier and your relationships stronger with happy friends.
#Besties #Friendship
Best Friend Birthday Gift Ideas
Whatever your age, you want to give your best friend something really special for his or her birthday to show that you appreciate their friendship. Sometimes we feel at a loss because we think that they have everything they could possibly want or use. Not so! There’s always something that will have a special meaning because you gave it.
Here are some best friend birthday gift ideas that you may have never considered before.
1. For the art lover. Looking for something unusual for those folks who have everything? Instead of jumping in the car and heading for the mall, keep your computer powered up and let your fingers do the shopping at the online stores of museums and other sites that specialize in replicas of ancient and modern art.
2. For the wine lover. A gift of wine is an excellent expression of how you feel. Now, at many wine online merchants, you can have wine bottles delivered to show how much you care. It doesn’t matter whether your friend is a novice wine taster or if he is a serious collector with a large wine cellar. Pick your favorite and send a menu suggestion that you think is appropriate. Or, consider a personalized engraved bottle of champagne and toasting glasses.
3. For the environmentalist: Eco-friendly doesn’t have to mean drab. There are many products that are made from recycled materials of all kinds. There are online sites featuring wonderful gifts made from recycled things. Just browse through them and you’ll come up with some great best friend birthday gift ideas!
4. For the music lover. Here’s one that will top the list of best friend birthday gift ideas: Find a CD of songs from the year they were born. Add in a gift certificate to an online music-downloading site, and they’re sure to do a little dance!
5. For the book lover. Buy a gift-card from your local bookstore (or online merchant) and make your own bookmark so your friend will never forget your thoughtfulness. Get on your computer and type up your favorite poem or memorable song lyrics, add some graphics and get it laminated at most office-supply stores. Every time your friend opens a book, he or she will remember you with a smile.
6. For the person who never has any time to herself. Create your own coupon booklet offering your services to help out the one that’s always been there for you. Include “a day of gardening”, “baby-sit the kids”, “clean the house” and “organize the closets”. Use your imagination and fit the coupons to the needs of your friend. This thoughtful gesture will be considered by the recipient as one of the best friend birthday gift ideas ever!
Easy enough if you're retired… if you're short on time, then suggest an activity and a weekend that's good for you or a day of the week when you will have some spare time. A little goes a long way and a friend that gets the help needed will often appreciate it for a long time.
7. For the nurturer. Who doesn’t deserve a day at the spa? Purchase a sturdy cosmetic bag and add all the fixings for a do-it-yourself spa hand cream, body lotion, scented oils, face mask, manicure set. Make a relaxing CD to put inside and top it off with a gift certificate at the local spa for a massage on you!
If you're on a budget, plan a long walk together or pop a video in the machine and do some yoga!
8. For the sentimentalist. Look back into your photo albums and make copies of all your memories over the years. Create a “Memory Lane” scrapbook highlighting your friendship and events you’ve attended together. As an added touch, get other friends to write special birthday messages throughout the book.
9. For the nature-lover. Make a day of it and go for a hike at your nearest conservation area; bring along a blanket and a picnic basket and you’re set an afternoon of fun and reminiscing.
10. For the golfer. Reserve a tee time at a country club that’s hard to get into and make a foursome of it by inviting a couple of friends. Start the birthday off right and treat them to a special breakfast at their favorite restaurant.
11. For the movie buff. Get a year’s free subscription to Netflix so they’ll be able to have DVD’s delivered right to their door. All they’ll have to do is supply their own popcorn. Or, you can do that too by ordering (online, of course) a selection of premium gourmet popcorn.
12. For the animal lover. Forget about getting a gift designed for your friend; instead get a gift for their pet. There are many fantastic things available online for all types of pets from jeweled dog collars to fancy bird cages and everything in between. If your friend really loves his or her pet, this could quite possibly rank at the very top of the best friend birthday gift ideas. Of course, you could get your friend a super duper pooper scooper to make the job of cleaning up after Fido much easier. This, too, you can find at the many online sites featuring pet supplies.
13. For the philanthropist. Donate to their favorite cause in their name. In this time of need for so many, this is a gift that truly will be appreciated by all those who care for humanity and/or nature.
14. For the saver. Buy a share of an up and coming stock in your friend’s name. You never know, maybe in a few years you’ll be getting thanks for starting someone on the road to their first million!
15. For the sports fan. Buy a pair of tickets to a local sporting event in your area (perhaps when your friend’s favorite team is playing) and spend an afternoon or evening together.
As you can see, there are many things to get the one that has everything! Sometimes it's just thinking of "something" that's the hardest part of finding a way to participate in that special day... even when you can afford it.
However, there's times when a person may be on the very "budgeted" side of the equation…
That doesn't mean a great gift has to be limited by the budget. In these hard times like many times in the past, resourcefulness requires being more creative and thinking a little harder. Many of these previous ideas can be inspiring and jumpstart an idea for an original version of a gift to give.
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