Your Loving Friendships
Thank You Notes #43
“In the sweetness of friendship, let there be laughter and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things, the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” ~ Khalil Gibran
In the past week, it was joyful to see three dear friends. We shared brunch, lunch, coffee, laughs, and tears. In this month of love, friends are in the center of our hearts.
When you share the ups and downs of life with a friend, it bolsters you to face anything that may come up.
An activity or a meal together strengthens your friendship and creates a bond for life. Friends will be there for you when others stay in the background.
It was beautiful to share everything from moments of concern to instants of great happiness with my sweet friends. They are the backbone in my life, providing the energy to go forth and live my dreams.
The theme for this week is:
Your loving friendships.
Share your articles, poems, and stories about your best friends and what they mean to you.
We also have a beautiful monthly challenge by Ellie Jacobson:
Celebrating the quiet moments of love
Valentine’s Day is about the commercial side of love. Don’t get me wrong, I love a bouquet of flowers and a box of chocolates, but what about the tiny moments of love that fill us with gratitude? With romantic love, a friend, a family member, or a stranger even?
Don’t forget to add the tag Thank You Notes and Monthly Challenge. It can be a poem, shortform, essay, anything you’d prefer!
Thank you, Lorena, of Sharing Randomly for sharing the top three picks for our first monthly challenge in January!
A warm welcome to our new writer
This week we are celebrating 382 followers!
Thank you all for your support and friendship!
A huge thank you to my fellow editors and friends: Ellie Jacobson and Lorena of Sharing Randomly. It is a joy to work with both of you, and I appreciate all the amazing work you do every day.
A loving note from Trista Signe Ainsworth:
It gives me great joy to share new developments in my life. I have a phone interview tomorrow for a job. I am excited about it because it involves serving guests food, coffee, and tea. I will keep you all posted about new developments!
The best part is, even though it will be a transition in my day, I will still have time to write, support this publication, and read your lovely work.
I appreciate all of you and your words mean so much to me. I am a little behind on my reading and responding at this moment, but I look forward to spending time with your words this week.
Thank you to all of you for your friendship, support, and love.
Trista
Thank you to our beautiful writers for their stories this week:
Monoreena Acharjee Majumdar Thank you, Monoreena, for sharing a loving note to a friend, and a lovely poem about the pep talks you give yourself in your beautiful garden.
Kris Bedenian Thank you, Kris, for your beautiful pieces this week about watching out for each other and our kids going through challenging times at school and paying attention to our loving future selves.
Thebusinessgraduate Thank you, Business Graduate, for your loving poem on a pep talk. It helps to encourage ourselves along the way!
Gurpreet Dhariwal Thank you, Gurpreet, for an article on the loving way you speak to yourself. I appreciate how much your share and it means a lot to us!
Ali Thank you, Ali, for sharing how a beautiful smile from someone in your neighborhood made your day. Just reading it made me smile too!
A Rustic Mind (Manali Desai) Thank you, Manali, for sharing what you love most about your husband. It is a joy to know more about you!
Haley Whitehall Thank you, Haley, for sharing how you use positive affirmations in life to give yourself a boost on a daily basis!
Amanda Laughtland Thank you, Amanda, for sharing your most memorable Valentine! It was so much fun to read!
E. Katherine Kottaras Thank you, Katherine, for sharing the love you have for your cat, even in your dreams!
Lucia Landini Thank you, Lucia, for sharing how your friends helped you through a challenging time recently.
Sade Tolani Thank you, Sade, for sharing your short letters to God with us!
Sorina Raluca Băbău Thank you, Sorina, for sharing how you use daily pep-talks to move forward with your goals and dreams!
Thank you to ALL of our fantastic writers here at Thank You Notes! We appreciate you!
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