Looking forward to spending time today with some old friends IRL. It’s so healing to be around people where I can just relax & BE. No planning, preparing, or playing amateur anthropologist to fit in. Just joy. #friendship

TFW you let a friend down and you know the more u try to fix it, the worse it will get, so u sit and wait and wait and wait, hoping for healing and reconnection and reconciliation

I send thanks to the buyer from New York who purchased a framed print of

Waiting -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/waiting-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

It's a gentle moment on the farm, with two friends spending time with one another, though separated by a fence. May the artwork take you to a place and time of peace and well being.

Old friends coming over. We know each other since school, decades ago. We last met 7 years ago.

At my stage in life, this means wrinkles and all sorts of rather visible changes to our bodies. Not incapacity, necessarily, but an annoying dominance of wear and tear, all over.

Old friends meet, each absorbs the shock of seeing what is happening to the other, each recognises that their friend has the same experience.

Also: the joy of complete trust when meeting those old friends. Laughing together about subtle references to events 50 years back. The affirmation of having done a few things right in our lives. The easy recognition of past mistakes. All is good now. We have left those grudges and embarrassments behind us.

My braised ox cheek, slow-cooked in the chicken stock that I had made especially for the occasion in the week before: a success. Enjoying simple things together, based on a half century of shared experiences, good and bad.

“I can get food for my mind in books — in observation of life — in my own reflections, [but] food for my heart must come direct from others — & my heart always craved more than my mind” (p. 96 in Megan Marshall's book 'After Lives,' quoting a letter from Elizabeth Peabody to her sister Mary).

@bookstodon #reading #SundaySentence #friendship #conversation

Ash wasn't into running, so she started a walking club to help women connect
By Alexandra Alvaro

As running clubs soared in popularity after the pandemic, Ash, a non-runner, struggled to find her own community — so she started a walking club.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-16/women-walking-club-loneliness-friendship-melbourne/105031740

It's official, I hate #dating, ... I went on my last and final date ever today. Don't get me wrong, the guy was really kind, cute and interesting, but I walked home thinking ' I can't do this again', because it feels too much like a job interview, (bleh) I don't want the creation of my interpersonal relationships to feel like this, (unless it's for an actual job)... You know what? just be my friend, the quickest way to my heart is through #friendship, and if it becomes more, cool, if not , also cool.

Thanks, everyone, for making Mastodon what it is: an enjoyable place to socialize.

Relationships don't (usually) last forever; they have a time, a season. The end of a relationship isn't a good or bad thing by itself; it isn't a failure.

You don't need to let that one person you knew 30 years ago take up space in your life. Historically, you'd (probably) have lost touch and been happier for it. You can make contact, and find out how someone is doing without the obligation to continue the relationship.

Just some thoughts.

These two are always checking in with each other.

When Henry realizes he’s alone in the dark and can’t figure out where the others are (Henry is partially blind and can’t see a thing at night), it’s Abner who comes to his worried calls and leads him back to the herd.

May we all have such friends, and be such friends to others.

I liked this article about intergenerational friendships. I know for me, I've always preferred to have friends in a range of ages.

One of the ways it works is if you see each other as equals rather than one lording their supposed greater experience over the other.

I approach younger friends as people who know what themselves and what they want. I'm not them, and I don't have more answers. I can only share my experience if that might be helpful, but mostly it's about listening.

But listening is self-beneficial, as well. You can always learn something about yourself by listening to others, no matter what their age.

https://slate.com/life/2025/03/friendship-best-friend-age-gap-older-younger-may-december.html

#GoodMorning #Bonjour #GutenTag

Any Americans reading? You'll want to hear this.
Please take a few minutes, to hear this important PSA. If you don't have time now, come back later.

"Message to My American Viewers"
Well worth your time, it's a 6m27s #Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSq6YkGKprM
#Friendship #Canada #USPoli #GOP #Senators
#USMCA #TradeWars #USA #Message #PSA

I wonder if the Fediverse will ever create an app for dating and/or friendship? They’ve done just about everything else so far.

If your day needs a dose of #tonicMasculinity ...
I just watched a Blue Rodeo doc (called Lost Together) and man! it was a masterclass of male friendship, collaboration, conflict resolution, vulnerability, and trust.
Fekkin beautiful.
Also the music is awesome.

#blueRodeo #lostTogether #friendship #masculinity #creativity #canadiana
cc @lonelinesscorps

Tea need not be limited to a specific time of day.

In the same way, Christmas -- its spirit of joy and giving, hope and love -- need not be limited to a few weeks in the year.

And the combination -- a shared meal, filled with joy and giving, hope and love, can be enjoyed any time of day, any day of the year.

Tea for Two metal print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/tea-for-two-steve-henderson.html?product=metal-print

My day is coming to an end. So, goodnight, dear friends.

I leave you with this cute animation. The sentiment is lovely. And it’s often how I feel about the good folks of Mastodon.

Source:
https://dinosaurcouch.com/

#silentSunday #friendship
Two women sitting on a park bench. October 2009