I've heard it said,
That people come into our lives
For a reason
Bringing something we must learn.
And we are led to those
Who help us most to grow if we let them.
And we help them in return.
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you.
That people come into our lives
For a reason
Bringing something we must learn.
And we are led to those
Who help us most to grow if we let them.
And we help them in return.
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you.
Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun,
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood.
Who can say if I've been changed for the better
But because I knew you.
I have been changed for good.
As it passes a sun,
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood.
Who can say if I've been changed for the better
But because I knew you.
I have been changed for good.
So, let me say before we part:
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you.
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart.
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have rewritten mine
By being my friend
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you.
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart.
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have rewritten mine
By being my friend
"For Good" - Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth
When I was 11yrs old my waist-long hair was infested with nits (I literally just cackled out loud - don't judge me!) and there was a boy that would use that fact and various other things to bully the crap out of me.
Initially I tried to laugh it off but that didn't help. I then tried to fight him off by cussing him out (again...don't judge me lol) but that didn't work. So then I tried to shrink myself and be unseen by disconnecting and burying myself in books as a means of escape...but that still didn't work!
So I prayed. I recall kneeling one night begging God to send friends that would help me. I remember throwing my face in the pillow and sobbing hoping that He would intervene and answer my prayer.
That prayer I uttered as a kid has been answered time and time again with friends who have loved and blessed my life with goodness.
Friends who stand up for me when I am there and defend me when I am not there.
Friends who aren't afraid to correct me and call me out on my crap, but are always the first to highlight and cheerlead my good.
Friends that protect me, share with me, encourage me and laugh with me.
Friends that talk with me, discuss with me, disagree with me and debate with me.
Friends that mock me (but especially with me lol), serve with me and dance with me.
Friends that create memories with me, console me, uplift me and save me.
Friends that reminisce with me, teach me and mull over life with me.
Friends who believe in me, eat with me, cry with me, break bread and forgive me.
Friends that are all these things and despite it all - love me still.
....there's a whole lotta "me" thrown in there but you get my drift #SozNotSoz
These people have given and continue to give me an abundance of love. They inspire me to mirror these qualities and to be that type of friend I prayed for as an 11yr old child. Some of these friendships have been for a season and others I feel will carry with me into the eternities. The thing that all these types of friendships have in common, they have changed me for good.
I watched the musical Wicked for the first time last year.
I laughed.
I cried.
I clapped.
I cried.
I oohed and aahed.
....and cried some more lol
I walked out of the theatre and couldn't help but reflect on the lines from the song For Good:
"Who can say if I've been changed for the better? But, because I knew you, I have been changed for good."
Instantly my mind created a mosaic of faces as my heart recalled moments and lessons that have indelibly and permanently changed me.
To all those who have blessed my life with friendship,
Faafetai mo lou alofa - thank you for your love.
Happy Days
Sila
Happy Days
Sila
