by Amy Lou Jenkins (Author), Leah Angstman (Contribution by), Joanne Passet (Contribution by)
Friendships serve as a cornerstone to a rich life. Each of these twenty-four accomplished authors share authentic stories that consider the meaning of life affirming, sometimes life-saving or gut-wrenching, and fun realities of investing in each other: think Chicken Soup with adult beverages.
The investment in friendship offers a reciprocal return that may support you and your friend throughout life's challenges and joys. Friends: Voices On The Gift Of Companionship presents genuine and literary accounts of shared experiences with those who energize and shape all our days. Share these stories with your friends.
- Celebrate and clarify the value of friendships.
- Honor those who have helped you through life's challenges.
- Acknowledge the profound value of the big friend, the one who moved through life's phases with you.
- Recognize the importance of the friends who have served as witness to your growth and change.
- Remember the friends you lost along the way but who brought you and still bring you joy.
- Learn the value of a friendship that changes.
- Accept the times no one stood with you.
- Consider the meaning of the memories no one ever speaks of.
- Navigate the mostly virtual friendships.
- Thank the teachers and the givers.
- Say good-by because it's time or because you have no other choice.
- Navigate relationships when paths diverge.
- Thank a friend, by sharing these stories.
You are invited to consider, value, and celebrate the friendships of your past, present, and future. We recommend reading with a friend or book group-a great gift.