YEP, ANOTHER ONE!! 
IT’S…….
NATIONAL





F-R-I-E-N-D-S-H-I-P

Faithful
Reliable 
 Interesting 
Everlasting
Nice
Different
Sharing
Helpful
Incredible
Polite


~ The History of National Friendship Day in the United States ~

Considering the valuable role friends play in our life it was deemed fit to have a day dedicated to
friends and friendship.  The United States Congress, in 1935, proclaimed first Sunday of August as the National Friendship Day.  Since then, Celebration of National Friendship Day became an annual event. 
The noble idea of honoring the beautiful relationship of friendship caught on with the people and soon Friendship Day became a hugly popular festival.

Following the popularity and success of Friendship Day in the US, several other countries adopted the tradition of dedicating a day to friends.  Today, Friendship Day is enthusiastically celebrated by several countries across the world including India. 

In 1997, the United Nations named Winnie-the Pooh as world’s Ambassador of Friendship!

GO POOH !!!

Friendship Day has been dedicated to those friends who make our lives merrier and give a meaningful direction to the path of our lives. On Friendship Day people try their best to thank all those special angels called friends in their lives from the bottom of their hearts. There are some people who believe that friendship is so strong a relationship that it needs no special day for celebration. But then also it is a tried and tested fact that every relationship, no matter how strong needs some recognition and the Friendship Day enables you to do just the same that is it allows you to give due recognition to the beautiful bond of friendship which you share with your friend. 

At times we get so busy with our lives that we just start taking our friends for granted and just start neglecting them. On such occasions this Friendship Day reminds us of the importance of the friends in our lives so that we can never ever ignore those special people sent to this earth by God just for us.

Friendship is not about leading or following, it is simply being with each other to share each and every single moment of our lives. These simple words contain in themselves the entire beauty of friendship. Thus take some extra time out of your busy day and try to spend some valuable time with your friends on this Friendship Day as you never know when the time will lapse and you wont even get the
slightest time to say a simple thanks to your friend.



Here are a few more thoughts on friendship I found that I’d like to share!

 
(This one’s ^ for my friend lindaintennessee)

Friends come in all shapes and sizes;
they can be near or far away;
we can talk to them daily or only occasionally;
but some friends we only get to know in cyber-space….

There’s a miracle called Friendship
That dwells in the heart
You don’t know how it happens
Or when it gets its start
But you know the special lift
It always brings
And you realize that Friendship
Is God’s most precious gift!



Close friends are truly life’s treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves.
With gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears.
Their presence reminds us that we are never really alone.” 
- Vincent van Gogh - 

To the world you may be one person,
but to one person you may be the world.
~Author Unknown

Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others
cannot keep it from themselves.
_{~Sir James Barrie}

A friend is always faithful to you, even during the bad times.

A friend is reliable..you can count on one to always be there.

A friend stays in touch, even though it may not be as often as you’d like!

A true friendship is enduring, lasting even when friends lose touch for a while.

A friend is always there for you when you need someone.

A friend is devoted to your friendship and will never do anything to destroy it.

A friend is YOU!