A friend and I were discussing something personal and I was cutting myself down about my looks (nothing new)... but I also stated that I'm confident and content.
Their response made my heart swell and gave me a rush of joy...
"Confidence and Character go a lot farther than looks and last a lot longer and you don't have to put them on in the morning, you wake up and they are there."
I'm not glamorous, a "fashion doll", or "drop dead gorgeous"...etc etc... like my sister is... but this friend knows and appreciates my worth and confidence. And I in turn appreciate just how they have impacted my life and helped me heal from grief.
Infatuation lasts only a minute...friendship lasts forever.
I read the following at my dad's funeral...
It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone,
an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone,
but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.