My favorite words to date: Serendipity, hurl, and now, plethora.
Serendipity...a happy mistake...how cool is that? I mean, you dump too much garlic in your broschetta and instead of it being ruined, you make the cover of GOOD EATS magazine! Rock on!
Hurl...this one speaks for itself. It just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? Hurrrrrllllll. Love it! You can hurl a ball, a discus, or your lunch; very diversified! Is and always will be, never to be replaced, favorite!
Plethora...this one is relatively new to my cashe of favorites. It's fun to say; almost like you have a lisp. Say it out loud right now...don't you feel like following up with "Thylvethter the Puthy Cat"? Definitely a fun word to say. More importantly though, is what it means; at least to me. When I think of that word, I think of cups runneth-ing over or an abundance of friends. When I think of 'plethora', I think of how blessed I am with the friends God's granted me...
Old friends that I've disconnected and reconnected with and pick up exactly where we left off; that no time has passed since our last meeting. New friends that I'm just getting to know, to thoroughly enjoy, to look forward to seeing. Friends who laugh at my jokes and rejoice in mine and my family's successes as if they are their own.
Then there are the friends who have and always will stand by me no matter what. Even with little spats in between, they're always ALWAYS there for me. The friends whom I can tell my darkest fears or darkest secrets to and know that they'll listen and not judge. The friends whom I can gossip with with no fear of my opinions being shared. The ones who would take care of my family, no questions asked, if, God forbid, something happened to me.
Many of my old friends are in this group, many of my current friends are in this group, and I know, in time, many of my new friends will be added as well.
I have a dear new friend who told me she hoped God was still creating people like me. I have never, EVER been so touched in all my life.
Thank you to all my friends, near and far, old and new. You are the reason I start my day and brush my teeth. You are wonderful and you know who you are!
~Eileen Cassidy Bishop
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