True friends form around a shared insight, interest, or taste, enjoying the common bond uniting them.
True friends accept one another, loving each other despite our human imperfections.
True friends approve of one another, protecting each others’ weaknesses while enhancing each others’ strengths.
True friends appreciate one another, encouraging, serving, and believing in one another’s gifts and talents.
True friends listen with empathy, learning the hope, dreams, fears and struggles of each other.
True friends celebrate one another’s success, being proud of each other’s accomplishments without a hint of envy.
True friends are trustworthy, maintaining all confidences shared with unimpeachable honor and self-respect, knowing that gossip separates the best of friends.
True friends are loyal, respecting and defending one another’s character, reputation, and motives, as far as truth allows, while addressing any issues or concerns between them promptly and privately, ensuring misunderstandings never foster.
True friends are those who came into your life, saw the most negative part of you, but are not ready to leave you, no matter how contagious you are to them.
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