This Is My Good Friend
April 3, 2008
by Genel Webb
A while back, at a gathering, a friend of mine introduced me to an acquaintance of hers. As she introduced me she said, “this is my good friend Genel.” It seemed like the normal and usual way that she would introduce me. However, later, I heard her introduce some others — with a preface of, this is my friend. I thought, even though Angie and I don’t get to spend time with each other often, we both value each other’s friendship. It was such a small thing, but so precious. It made me even more determined to nurture our friendship and to always be intentional about it. We’ve been friends since our college years, but we don’t see each other every week or even every month. Even so, we’ve become and remained great friends through the years. Anyway, that little gesture, in that moment affirmed that we both felt that our friendship to each other was valued.
If you have a friend that is a good friend, introducing them as your good friend is a simple thing, yet it is such an affirming action if you are sincere. You don’t have to tell what they do or where they live — their value to you is in their friendship. We tend to do this as we give cards on birthdays and holidays. There is something about speaking it. I began to do this with other good friends. It’s an action that is quite affirming on both sides of the friendship.
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