Sunday, August 7th is International Friendship Day. Whether your friendship circle is close to home or spans the globe, it is well worthy of celebrating. And social media makes it easier than ever to reach out and celebrate your friends. Share this blog post. Tag them with a special quote. Send an e-card. Give them a call. The bond of true friendship is unique and everlasting, so don’t let this day go by without letting your special friends know you are thinking of them.

• Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, “What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” – C.S. Lewis
• A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. --Walter Winchell
• Friends are the siblings God never gave us. –Mencius
• A friend is someone who can see the truth and pain in you even when you are fooling everyone else. –unknown
• I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar. – Robert Brault
• A sweet friendship refreshes the soul. – Proverbs 27:9
• One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. -- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
• A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world. --Leo Buscaglia
• Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over. --Octavia Butler
• My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me. --Henry Ford