August 30--The Mystery of Friendship

We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over; so in a series of kindnesses there is at last one which makes the heart run over. 
--Ray Bradbury

    Whatever it is that attracts one person to another is one of the great mysteries of life. You can rattle off such things as shared interests or common beliefs, but it is more than that. I've met a lot of folks via pickleball play, and there's just one wherein we seemed to "hit it off" right away, so we have chosen to hang out and get to know each other off the court. 

    Mary Davis, author of "Every Day Spirit," invites us to be a friend of all, because we are all made of the same stuff:

Delight. Happiness. Shining. Rays.

Compassion. Wisdom. Radiance. Grace.

Joy. Hope. Strength. Love.

These are the things we are made of.

Songs. Harmony. Peace. One.

Silence. Power. Will. Sun.

Joy. Hope. Strength. Love. 

These are the things we are made of.

Eagle wings. Angel flight.

Soaring. Dancing. Dark. Light.

Joy. Hope. God. Love.

These are the things we are made of.

Light. Stars. Skies. Moons. 

Galaxies. Planets. Earth. Ruins.

Joy. Hope. Infinite love. 

These are the things we are made of.

Water. Dust. Fire. Flame. 

Wind. Rock. Clouds. Rain.

Joy. Hope. Faith. Love.

These are the things we are made of.

Roots. Branches. Blooms. Blades.

Mountains. Rivers. Forests. Lakes. 

Joy. Hope. God. Love. 

These are the things we are made of.

We are all one. Yep. 

        Leta