The Power of friendship

Hello friends,

Merry Christmas! I hope you could spend some quality with your families and binge-watch some Christmas movies!

I love Christmas for so many reasons, but my favorite part about it is the fact that we all come together and enjoy some quality time with each other. It's amazing. And I could play the piano in front of everybody, which was super sick. Viva La Vida rocks!

But today we won't be talking about family, but also about a group of people who matter a lot.

Everyone on this planet has his own values, his own hobbies, his own passions and his own unique characteristics. Everybody develops differently in their child- and adulthood depending on culture, their parents, their surroundings and so many other factors, it's crazy. Everything that happens or didn't happen in your childhood formed your personality and the position you are in now. And depending on your upbringing and your unique character, you developed different interests.

You are an individual, unique person.

But that doesn't mean you are alone.

Luckily enough, we humans have this amazing ability to bond with the people around us. And with a few people around us, we had the privilege to create very deep bonds. Those people are the ones we cherish the most. Those are your friends.

From strangers to friends

“There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met.” ― William Butler Yeats

It's so interesting that every friend you have was at some point a stranger. But because you talked to this person, you did different things with that person and over time bonded, you created that deep connection called friendship. But not every bond is equally strong: You have friends that are closer to you than others.

I like to divide between three types of friends: The "Hey Bro" friends, your regular friends and your best friends.

The "Hey Bro" friends is the one buddy you know from someone else, and you talk about boring topics with. You don't really do much stuff together. You also may be coworkers or some random classmates. That doesn't mean that it isn't fun around those people, it just means that there isn't any particular bond between you and them. You wouldn't take a bullet for them.

But every "Hey Bro" friend can become a regular, normal friend over time. With regular friends you go out and spend time with. You do a lot of cool things like travelling together, talk about more interesting things and have a few things in common. It's always cool when you see each other, and they are people you like. Those are people you would help out in need. But would you take a bullet for them?

And then there are the coolest type of friends you can have: Best friends. Those are the people you can trust, and you can take over the world with. You can talk about literally everything about them, and even if you don't see each other for months or years, it doesn't really matter: The vibe is still there. And those are the friendships you want to have in life. They are there for you, and you are there for them. The purest form of friendship. The people you'd take a bullet for.

I'd choose one best friend over 1000 regular friends. And I'd choose one regular friend of 1000 "Hey Bro" friends.

Your best friend(s) are the diamonds in your network.

People on your team

The people around you that you can call anytime and talk about whatever the fuck you want, the people you can trust when you need someone around you, the people who will fight for you and the people that will support you wherever you go and at the same time troll you if they can, those are the most precious people in your social network.

People where it doesn't matter how often you see each other: People where you can be yourself. I'm incredibly grateful for everyone in my social network that I can trust like that.

If you have people like those around you, then you are privileged. I want you to cherish your friends. And I want you to feel gratitude towards them.

The value of your friendships isn't defined by the amount of people in your network, but the bonds with the people in it.

Remember that.

My challenge for you

I want you to open your contact list on your phone right now.

I want you to search out one person you haven't heard from in a while, and then call him/her out of the blue. Just start a call. If the person picks up, have fun and have a conversation. About what you may ask? About whatever the fuck you want! Have fun and enjoy yourself!

If the person doesn't pick up the phone, send him a message saying that you just wanted to talk with that person because you haven't heard each other in a while, and ask them to call back.

And who knows where this leads to. In my case it led to traveling East Europe for two weeks, but that's a story for another blog ;)

My Song of the week

Amazing song that I made a lot of memories with. I love it and I hope you love it too :)

Thank you so much for reading today's blog post. I wish you an amazing week!

Much Love,

Kim