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Make new friends but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold.  Girl and Boy Scout Song, author unknown

Do you have any "gold" friends?  I do and I'm fortunate to have them.  I fortunate that through all the years and all my junk I have people in my life who have stayed true and proven themselves "gold".  It's a rare find indeed.  Having gold friends is like searching for gold, you dip and sift and shake and sometimes what comes up is real gold, other times it is fools gold. 
Today I'm having breakfast with a gold friend.  We've known each other since we were SEVEN.  I know right?!?  She was one of the first people I met at a new school all those years ago.  And through the years we've shared tears and laughs, we've even gone a couple years without speaking, we've shared recipes, child-rearing thoughts, hearts, and a lot of tea.  She is a true treasure in my life.  She really is gold.  
I've made other friends throughout the years, she has too.  And while I have some great friends who probably know more about my day to day than my gold bestie, she is one my heart knows it can rest with no matter what.  That's a priceless knowledge to have in life.  Sometimes our "silver" friends, who are still priceless and valuable btw, become "gold" friends but it takes time - a lot of shifting and shaking.  So make new friends but keep the old, they are priceless beyond belief!  

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