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Friendship Therapy
By Kass P. Dotterweich, John D. Perry, R. W. Alley Abbey Press
Copyright © 1994 Kass P. Dotterweich and John D. Perry
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4976-8031-9
CHAPTER 1
1.
A friend accepts you just as you are. Who you are in your friend's eyes gives you a glimpse of who you are in God's eyes.
2.
Cultivate your friendship. In the soil of respect, drenched with the light of truth and the moisture of compassion, life will burst forth as a towering tree, abundant with the fruit of love.
3.
Let your friendship be large or small, tall or short, square or round, paisley or plain. Friendships come in every size and shape and shade imaginable.
4.
Allow your friendship the graceful freedom of a ship at sea. When the waves dash against you, when the strong winds fill your sails, when the calm allows clear sailing, when the stars guide you by night, you are partners at the helm. Your friend-ship can take you to distant and undreamed-of shores.
5.
To be a good friend, value yourself. To treasure another's essence in your heart, you must first treasure the precious essence that is you.
6.
You don't need to vow to be a friend forever; just be. Say yes to the gift you are to each other and warm yourselves in the glow of that miracle.
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