Deep Friendship Sharing

Table of Contents

• Support and Encouragement
• Unconditional Friendship
• Honesty and Truthfulness
• Boundaries and Balance
• Joy and Fun
• Empathy and Understanding
• Loyalty and Trust
• Challenges and Growth
• Misunderstandings and Conflicts
• Other

Support and Encouragement

For a permanent solution to easing tension and soothe the rough waters of the world that cause people to go to drugs, drinking, gambling, pornography, overeating, or anything that will give them some temporary relief, you can’t beat the support and encouragement of a friend.

Having a friend made everything else suck less.

Sometimes being a friend is enough in its own right to inspire someone on to victory.

This is what friends are all about, what friends often do, and that is come to the aid of, and support, and sorry to be so mushy, but give love, to people who are ... in somewhat difficult times.

It is important to know when you feel down that many others do also and that their circumstances are generally much worse than yours. And it’s important to know that when one of us is down it becomes the obligation of his friends to give him a lift. I hope that each of us will cultivate a sensitivity toward the feelings of others and when encouragement is needed make an effort to extend it. Be a friend and you will have a friend. God be thanked for wonderful friends.

There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend.

Life isn't easy. We've all had situations where we needed emotional support from a friend. Consider if you did not have a friend to hold your hand when times got tough.

Sometimes you're working in highly emotional scenes and you'll get lost in the moment. You're having fun with your friend at work. It's an opportunity to give to them as much as they've given back to you.

Isn’t that what friends do?” It hurt to hear the uncertainty in his voice. “You’re my friend Kate, and you’re miserable. What could possibly be more important than taking care of you?

Friends, I was pretty sure, lift their friends up; they don’t weigh them down like a sack full of stones.

Sometimes that’s all we needed, one friend rooting for us when we couldn’t root for ourselves any longer.

You always think you could have done more. That’s why you need a friend – to tell you you did all you could.

It is when there is nothing you can say or do to help that a friend needs you the most.

Unconditional Friendship

This isn't 'I do something for you, you do something for me'. This is hard-core friendship. Varsity level. This is me asking you to do something for me without getting anything in return. This is friendship, Howie.

Of course we're here. You stop the world when your friend needs you.

...a good friend stands in harm's way for you the second you ask--but a great friend does it without being asked at all.

It’s not right for one friend to do all the giving and the other to do all the taking: that’s not read friendship.

Friends don’t need the intervention of a third party. Friendship’s a voluntary thing.

Of course we’re here. You stop the world when your friend needs you.

They who dare to ask anything of a friend, by their very request seem to imply that they would do anything for the sake of that friend.

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.

Isn’t that what friends do?” It hurt to hear the uncertainty in his voice. “You’re my friend Kate, and you’re miserable. What could possibly be more important than taking care of you?

Yet sometimes being a friend meant letting people do things that hurt, like putting distance between you, just because it made them happy.

Sometimes being a good friend means saying nothing.""I'm supposed to watch her make a mistake?""Sometimes, yes. And then you stand by to pick up the pieces.

Sometimes being a good friend means saying nothing.""I'm just supposed to watch her make a mistake?""Sometimes, yes. And then you stand by to pick up the pieces.

Sometimes being a good friend is about saying no, about trying to do what’s best for your friend regardless of what they say.

Lay down this rule of friendship: neither ask nor consent to do what is wrong. The plea, 'for friendship's sake,' is a discreditable one, and should not be admitted for a moment. We should ask from friends and do for friends only what is good.

Honesty and Truthfulness

Telling a true friend that you need something makes it unnecessary for you to ask them for that thing.

The whole purpose of friendship is to give the other strength when they need it. Don't cheat me out of that perk, Walker.

A true friend pays attention without seeking it.

Part of being friends with someone is knowing when to speak your mind and when to shut the hell up.

It was as if my rationale had a stupid friend that was always getting up to no good.

A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute. He may not seem such a good friend after telling.

That’s why we need a friend whom we’ve given permission to tell us like it is – no matter what. Even if we refuse to listen at first, we all need a friend who will tell us when we’re neglecting our family for work. A friend who will say something when our spending gets out of control. A friend who will challenge us to do more than just come to church a few weekends a month. A friend who will question a new relationship we’re beginning.

We ought to give our friend pain if it will benefit him, but not to the extent of breaking off our friendship; but just as we make use of some biting medicine that will save and preserve the life of the patient. And so the friend, like a musician, in bringing about an improvement to what is good and expedient, sometimes slackens the chords, sometimes tightens them, and is often pleasant, but always useful.

Contests allow no excuses, no more do friendships.

Lay down this rule of friendship: neither ask nor consent to do what is wrong. The plea, ‘for friendship’s sake,’ is a discreditable one, and should not be admitted for a moment. We should ask from friends and do for friends only what is good.

To talk less and be a better listener is the lifelong quest of a good friend.

Another friend tells you you have to learn not to absorb the world. She says sometimes she can hear her own voice saying silently to whomever – you are saying this thing and I am not going to accept it. Your friend refuses to carry what doesn’t belong to her.

They adore you beacause they think you offer up your friendship and ask for nothing in return. But that's not true-' He took a deep breath. 'You do ask for something. You ask that we never expect you to need us.

Boundaries and Balance

It's not right for one friend to do all the giving and the other to do all the taking: that's not read friendship.

When someone's asking too much of us, maybe we make the sacrifice because that's what our friend needs', says Jordan Pickell ... But [...] it's important to pay attention to feelings of anger, resentment, or frustration, which can be a signal that you're being stretched beyond your capacity. 'A healthy friendship', Pickell continues, is one 'where people. are bringing their true feelings and needs into the relationship'.

More or less we are all Selfish. When it's come to Friendship, I do think that fish cant jump onto the ship!

There are moments in life when we must say 'No' even to friends. Regardless of hard feelings in such moments, we would suffer too much to follow them along the wrong way.

A friend that complains virtually about everything is no good a friend but a distraction.

...if I see something I don't like about a friend, I don't stick with that friend because I don't need them.

Think twice before you speak to a friend in need

Lay down this rule of friendship: neither ask nor consent to do what is wrong. The plea, 'for friendship's sake,' is a discreditable one, and should not be admitted for a moment. We should ask from friends and do for friends only what is good.

Friends, I was pretty sure, lift their friends up; they don’t weigh them down like a sack full of stones.

That’s why we need a friend whom we’ve given permission to tell us like it is – no matter what. Even if we refuse to listen at first, we all need a friend who will tell us when we’re neglecting our family for work. A friend who will say something when our spending gets out of control. A friend who will challenge us to do more than just come to church a few weekends a month. A friend who will question a new relationship we’re beginning.

Its crazy when people of high moral standards, feel its okay for an intimate friend to insult them in a jovial way, forgeting that even casual friends can do just the same in a jovial way.

Not everyone will support every mission or work, you can still enjoy their friendship. No one likes to feel that the only reason you are friends is what you can get out of them.

Sometimes being a good friend means saying nothing.

Sometimes being a good friend is about saying no, about trying to do what’s best for your friend regardless of what they say.

Joy and Fun

Sometimes a little pat is all a friend can do.

Just thinking about a friend makes you want to do a happy dance, because a friend is someone who loves you in spite of your faults.

Part of not being a self-centered asshole, Colin reasoned, is doing things with your friends even when you don't want to.

Good Friends Don't Let You Do Stupid Things.. Alone

It's more entertaining with a good friend.

There's nothing more satisfying than being stupid with a friend.

Maybe that's what real friendship is -- getting so used to people that you need to be annoyed by them.

There’s nothing more satisfying than being stupid with a friend.

She was right, but at the same time she reminded me why girls make both great and terrible friends: They actually listen to your goals, even when you’re too drunk to know what you’re saying.

Maybe that’s what real friendship is – getting so used to people that you need to be annoyed by them.

If you’ve got to get fired, it’s really fabulous to get fired with a friend.

Sometimes you’re working in highly emotional scenes and you’ll get lost in the moment. You’re having fun with your friend at work. It’s an opportunity to give to them as much as they’ve given back to you.

When you are obsessed with your friend's brain, it's natural to crave ordered conversations and excuses to go deeper.

Empathy and Understanding

Friendship is much more than helping out when they need you. Friendship is sharing your life's precious, personal, and most importantly embarrassing moments without hesitation.

but good friends are nothing to each other if they are not supportive.

But here's something that I know about friendship: Sometimes the right thing to do is to not point out that your friend hasn't touched her chicken fingers or French fries and not point that maybe she's just overreacting. Instead, you just smile and sit with her and say, "I understand" when really, you don't understand her at all.

If you must let someone down, be sure it isn’t the friend who helped you up when you were down.

You were supposed to empathize with your friend's problem, but they were, after all, your friend's problems...

She was right, but at the same time she reminded me why girls make both great and terrible friends: They actually listen to your goals, even when you’re too drunk to know what you’re saying.

You always think you could have done more. That’s why you need a friend – to tell you you did all you could.

Friends don't need the intervention of a third party. Friendship's a voluntary thing.

You were supposed to empathize with your friend’s problem, but they were, after all, your friend’s problems...

Sometimes that’s all we needed, one friend rooting for us when we couldn’t root for ourselves any longer.

Friends, I was pretty sure, lift their friends up; they don’t weigh them down like a sack full of stones.

Part of being friends with someone is knowing when to speak your mind and when to shut the hell up.

The job of a friend is not to decide what should be done, not to run interference or pick up the slack. The job of a friend is to understand, and to supply energy and hope, and in doing so to keep those they value on their feet a little longer, so that they can fight another round and grow strong in themselves.

Loyalty and Trust

People who always complain are not good friends for us.

It is a friend's duty that he does not leave his friend in a difficult position but provide intimacy and support to him. In difficulty who leaves is a false and the one not quitting is a true friend.

It's not so much that the old friend is a better friend. It's just that you know the person better, and you know they don't really care if you're acting like a poor, grovelling idiot. They know you would do the same for them.

...if I see something I don't like about a friend, I don't stick with that friend because I don't need them.

The way Germans work is that they are slow to warm up but when they do they are your friend for life and very loyal.

Even when a friend does something you do not like, he continues to be your friend.

It's not right for one friend to do all the giving and the other to do all the taking: that's not read friendship.

Contests allow no excuses, no more do friendships.

Not everyone will support every mission or work, you can still enjoy their friendship. No one likes to feel that the only reason you are friends is what you can get out of them.

Yet sometimes being a friend meant letting people do things that hurt, like putting distance between you, just because it made them happy.

We can be sympathetic to them and what they've gone through, especially since we experienced a similar thing a few years ago. But once we step on the field, the guy across from me is not my friend and I'm not going to try to be his friend.

Friendship demands attention.

This isn't 'I do something for you, you do something for me'. This is hard-core friendship. Varsity level. This is me asking you to do something for me without getting anything in return. This is friendship, Howie.

Challenges and Growth

No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.

...if your friend knows you at all, she is being rude by pressuring you to do something that is bad for you. Yes, bad for you. Engaging in a painful activity that leaves you feeling crummy about yourself is self-destructive. But your friend is probably not a jerk—you wouldn’t have chosen her for a friend if she were. She’s just following the social rules. And you may be following them too.

Sometimes being a good friend means saying nothing.""I'm supposed to watch her make a mistake?""Sometimes, yes. And then you stand by to pick up the pieces.

Lay down this rule of friendship: neither ask nor consent to do what is wrong. The plea, 'for friendship's sake,' is a discreditable one, and should not be admitted for a moment. We should ask from friends and do for friends only what is good.

We ought to give our friend pain if it will benefit him, but not to the extent of breaking off our friendship; but just as we make use of some biting medicine that will save and preserve the life of the patient. And so the friend, like a musician, in bringing about an improvement to what is good and expedient, sometimes slackens the chords, sometimes tightens them, and is often pleasant, but always useful.

That’s why we need a friend whom we’ve given permission to tell us like it is – no matter what. Even if we refuse to listen at first, we all need a friend who will tell us when we’re neglecting our family for work. A friend who will say something when our spending gets out of control. A friend who will challenge us to do more than just come to church a few weekends a month. A friend who will question a new relationship we’re beginning.

When you have friends on the other side, you get more fired up for the games. There's no problem in feeding a guy who has that little extra in him.

It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.

It's more entertaining with a good friend.

It’s not right for one friend to do all the giving and the other to do all the taking: that’s not read friendship.

The whole purpose of friendship is to give the other strength when they need it. Don't cheat me out of that perk, Walker.

That part of your friend which it is your privilege to contemplate in your adversity

If you must let someone down, be sure it isn’t the friend who helped you up when you were down.

Misunderstandings and Conflicts

If someone calls you their friend, then they have a responsibility to always live up to your standards.

Make the present moment your friend rather than your enemy. Because many people live habitually as if the present moment were an obstacle that they need to overcome in order to get to the next moment.

As far as I’m concerned, the only thing sweeter than seeing a friend is that friend canceling on me.

I hate it in friends when they come too late to help.

Our friends are generally ready to do everything for us, except the very thing we wish them to do.

It's one thing to be a high achiever; it's quite another to privately sneer at your girlfriend's friends after feigning friendliness because they have the "misfortune" to drive a bus for a living.

Sticking up for ourselves in the same way we would one of our friends is a hard but satisfying thing to do. Sometimes it works.

Another friend tells you you have to learn not to absorb the world. She says sometimes she can hear her own voice saying silently to whomever – you are saying this thing and I am not going to accept it. Your friend refuses to carry what doesn’t belong to her.

An excuse is a polite rejection. Men are not afraid of ’ruining the friendship.

You don’t need to befriend them in order to lead them.

We sometimes use a friend to prevent or stop ourselves from feeling abnormal (or crazy) for liking or enjoying something (or some of the things) that we like or enjoy.

It was a good friend of mine, actually. It's always a little extra incentive when you're playing against your friends out there.

This isn’t ‘I do something for you, you do something for me’. This is hard-core friendship. Varsity level. This is me asking you to do something for me without getting anything in return. This is friendship, Howie.

Other

I want to thank the friend who went under that bathroom stall for reminding me that when you are a friend, you just do…

We are neither of us wise, but it is surprising how talking to a friend, even to a friend as unwise as yourself, clears up your brains and lets in new light.

being in a bad mood with your friends beats being in a bad mood without them.

Being friendzoned is like standing near fire. You stand there to seek some warmth, but get burnt instead.

I had no idea if I was doing the friend thing right or utterly screwing it up.

It's no such thing! she said. It's friendship! And if you're a man who can't tell friendship from charity, then you're to be pitied!

But worry for a friend can make ordinary circumstances extraordinary.

No friend should ever say no when they’re offered hugs. Even during the pandemic.

The Friend Zone: It's like an employer turning you down for the job, then calling you weekly to complain about the guy they hired.

This happens, and my God, I've never seen a case of hard feelings. I bet this would deepen their friendship.

A good friend is worth pursuing... but why would a good friend be running away?

An excuse is a polite rejection. Men are not afraid of 'ruining the friendship.

To owe an obligation to a worthy friend is a happiness, and can be no disparagement.

When our friends are present we ought to treat them well; and when they are absent, to speak of them well.

If you've got to get fired, it's really fabulous to get fired with a friend.

Probably the most neglected friend you have is you.

Friends seem to be like aspirin; we don't really know why they make a sick person feel better, but they do.

It's really frustrating, even more so as a friend, because you want to see her have success. But to her credit, everything she's done, she's done on her own. She's really grown and been able to forget about mistakes and play without those inhibitions.

The decision to make the present moment into your friend is the end of ego.

That part of your friend which it is your privilege to contemplate in your adversity.

If your friends don’t want your boyfriend, what’s the point?

Make the present moment your friend rather than your enemy. Because many people live habitually as if the present moment were an obstacle that they need to overcome in order to get to the next moment. And imagine living your whole life like that, where always this moment is never quite right, not good enough because you need to get to the next one. That.

All I can say is... she’s been a good friend. And in her own special way, she’s a ball of insecurities, but so aren’t we all, right?

Sometimes being a good friend means saying nothing.” “I’m just supposed to watch her make a mistake?” “Sometimes, yes. And then you stand by to pick up the pieces.

Friends seem to be like aspirin; we don’t really know why they make a sick person feel better, but they do.

It’s not so much that the old friend is a better friend. It’s just that you know the person better, and you know they don’t really care if you’re acting like a poor, grovelling idiot. They know you would do the same for them.

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