You’ve Got a Friend in Me

I was having a hard time this weekend. I won't go into the reasons, or the particulars, but it's safe to say I was feeling lower than usual. At the toughest point, this photo pops up on my watch, and it made me smile.

This is a photo of my best friend, the one that cancer took from us in 2021. I will also say that this is not the first or even the 20th+ time that this photo has popped up at times when I was feeling low and needed to feel less alone.

As a side note, she would absolutely 100% kick my a$$ for posting this photo because she didn't like any photos of herself, but because it is the photo that I always see, sorry girl, I needed it to make a point.

Which is, don't despair, our loved ones are still a part of our lives. I don't care if people stop following me for being woo woo, because I know it in my heart. I know this photo comes up when I need my girl most, just like I see eagles fly over me whenever I'm missing my Dad, or when our family gathers together.

Knowing this has always been a comfort in some way to me whenever anyone in my family or friend family has passed on. I hope that for someone out there that is having a hard time today, that this can be a thought that helps. It isn't the same as having them here, but for me, knowing they still hear and see me is absolute GOLD.

P.S. As I was writing this, our neighbor was singing & playing on her ukulele, "You've got a friend in me". I can't make this kind of stuff up.

So open your mind and your heart, and don't be surprised when you're feeling lost that your people show up when you need them most. Drop a 🫶 below if you've experienced this type of thing before.