by Christine Sandor

Created on: July 30, 2010   Last Updated: November 22, 2010

“We do not know the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop there is at last a drop which makes the heart run over.”  James Boswell (1740-1795)

Every so often an angel walks into your life. Each has a different role to play; each has a different lesson to teach us and gift to bring. Occasionally, you will recognize them the moment you see them.  The nudge from the center of your being seems almost to ignite something in your DNA that whispers, this is the one you have been waiting for.  Some will be lovers, some will be partners, some may be children, but a few will be friends.

An “instant” connection does not always take place.  Yet little by little you find you have made a special place in your heart for that person. Once in a while the relationship is for a lifetime; for those, it is as if you have connected at a soul level.

The making of a friendship is as easy as it is complicated. As human beings there is a common need for companionship and above all unconditional love. Life itself often becomes a search for a mirror of the love we believe the God of our Being extends to us. While it is believed parents and caretakers “should” provide that love, it is not always the case. Even when there has been a glimpse of that complete acceptance, as humans we continue to long for people who will see the truth of us and stay around anyway.  Though some deny the desire for an intimate connection that does not involve anything more than reciprocity, it resides deep within the human core.

The first attraction may be a simple common bond. It can be as being on the same team or working together for the same company. Perhaps there is an association with a group or cause or perhaps a mutual friend or acquaintance is the connection that brings the individual into your life.  Whatever the initial introduction, something, somewhere clicks and you instinctively know, this is someone you want in your life.  It may be that you experience an understanding with this person that is beyond the realm of explanation, a mutual respect and a level of trust you have not experienced with anyone else in your life.

When deep friendship is born it endures even the most difficult of circumstances, even long separations. Have you ever reconnected with someone you knew years before and felt as if you just picked up where you left off?  It is as if the years apart never occurred.  The

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