What would you do if I sang you a tune… Ok, I’m not about to sing a song, but like the Beatles and the late Joe Cocker, I too “get by with a little help from my friends.” Don’t we all?
September is all about celebrating friends as it’s National Women’s Friendship Month. In 1999 the Kappa Delta sorority created National Women’s Friendship Day held on September 20 each year. A few years later it has turned into an entire month to focus on the positive relationships women build with one and other.
So in honor of National Women’ Friendship Month and Day we are going to explore friendship in this week’s Weekend Word.
friend·ship
ˈfren(d)SHip/
nouni
- the emotions or conduct of friends; the state of being friends.
- a relationship between friends.
Friendship is the word used to describe the relationship between friends. Friendships take time and work to build. They’re about creating and maintaining a relationship of trust, support, mutual respect and fun. Each partner makes each other happy, supporting each other through good times and bad. Everyone can do with a friend and friends can be found anywhere. From colleagues to schoolmates, fellow churchgoers, gym mates, etc. we form unique relationships with the people in our daily lives.
Friends make daily life more fun. Can you imagine what a life would be like without friends? Nobody to have fun hanging out with and explore life’s adventures. Nobody to talk to and catch up on said adventures over drinks or coffee. Nobody to celebrate happy occasions or confide in when times get tough. It sounds pretty lonely to me. Where’s the joy in celebrating the good times if you don’t have anyone to share the good times with?
Especially in today’s world where society’s pressures are getting higher and higher, and bullying is becoming more common, now more than ever we need our friends by our side. If bullying focuses on building negative relationships, we need positive friendships to counterbalance them.
While friendships are formed between both men and women and any combination therein, National Women’s Friendship Month and Day focuses on the bonds women form with each other. It reminds women to take a step back and appreciate the women in their life that are there by their side through thick and thin, making life more enjoyable.
Perhaps if we always focused on building more friendships, we’d have less negativity and bullying… Ok, I know, easier said than done, but one can dream. In the meantime, we’ll keep raising a glass and celebrating the friends we do have.
Peace,
Cristen
