Bad Thought Therapy™

The word, “friend” is often used mistakenly to refer to someone who spends time with us. However, a true friend is like a rare gem; he or she is hard to find and is priceless. What distinguishes the difference between a friend and an acquaintance is how that person responds to our trouble. It is easy for people to hang around during pleasant and/or easy times, but enduring friendship requires sacrifice, forgiveness, longsuffering, and most importantly, unconditional love. A person can know hundreds of people but can count on one hand his or her true friends. Below is a list of quotes about friendship. Use these short messages for intrapersonal reflection and to determine whether the people in your life are true friends. Furthermore, do a self-assessment and determine if you have been a faithful friend to others. 1.    “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” — Walter Winchell 2.    “Growing apart doesn’t change the fact that for a long time we grew side

  “The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.” —Henry Ward Beecher   “If you concentrate on what you have, you will always end up having more. If you focus on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. ”—Oprah Winfrey   “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” —Robert Brault   “Gratitude doesn’t change the scenery. It merely washes clean the glass you look through so you can clearly see the colors.” –Richelle E. Goodrich   “When gratitude becomes an essential foundation in our lives, miracles start to appear everywhere.”—Emmanuel Dagher   “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. ”—Melody Beattie   “Be thankful for each new challenge because it will build your strength and character.”–Author Unknown   “For my part, I am almost contented just now, and very thankful. Gratitude is a divine emotion: