Monday Vitamins

I have noticed that when we have four-day work weeks, they somehow seem longer than the five. Crazy, right? It seems that they longer we are off, the harder it is to come back to job realities. The following was residing in my e-mail folder for quite awhile from Grandma Barb. As I read it, I thought to myself how much this describes not only my personal friendships, but also my work associates. Each one of them provides an avenue of escape from the toil and labor of the everyday work week.   I mean, who likes to get up and go to work, especially on a Monday? Well, there are a few. . . . . but generally that first day of the week can be challenging. Many of times I have sat in the parking lot and thinking I should turn around and call in sick. Terrible? No, human. Please enjoy and I'm sure you can place a name to each character listed just as I. Where would we be without their daily support of those much needed vitamins that all of them provide? Monday Vitamins Why do I have a variety of friends who are all so different in character? How is it possible that I can get along with them all?                          I think that each one helps to bring out a "different" part of me. With one of them I am polite. With another I joke - with another I can be a bit naughty. I can sit down and talk about serious matters with one.  With another I laugh a lot.  I listen to one friend's problems.  Then I listen to another one's advice for me. My friends are like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. When completed they form a treasure box. A treasure of friends! They are my friends who understand me better than I understand myself. They are friends who support me through good days and bad. Real Age doctors tell us that friends are good for our health. Dr. Oz calls them Vitamin F (for Friends) and counts the benefits of friends as essential to our well being. Research shows that people in strong social circles have less risk of depression and terminal strokes. If you enjoy Vitamin F constantly you can be up to 30 years younger than your real age.  The warmth of friendship stops stress and even in your most intense moments, it decreases the chance of a cardiac arrest or stroke by 50%. I'm so happy that I have a stock of Vitamin F! In summary, we should value our friends and keep in touch with them. We should try to see the funny side of things and laugh together and pray for each other in the tough moments.   Some of my friends are friends on-line. I know I am one of their friends because their names appear on my computer screen often and I feel blessed that they care as much for me as I care for them.   Thank you for being one of my Vitamins! Have a Blessed day everyone.