Friendship

Linda is one of my long-time favorite people. She, Kay Nelson and I made up the core of ‘The Lunch Bunch’ – a group who met every possible Friday at The Pizza Barn to share what had happened the past week for more than 20 years.

Things change, though, and Lunch Bunch is no longer meeting. Linda moved to a really nice retirement place. Her daughter contacts me occasionally, asking if we want to meet her and Linda for lunch, but she wears many, many hats and has a too-full plate to do it often.

My massage therapist, Lynn Moody (479-629-7601), moved her massage center to Linda’s retirement place, so now I visit Linda after I get a massage once a month.

Linda THINKS she will be 85, but wasn’t sure. She is one of the sweetest people you would ever meet and my life has been so much richer knowing her. We had a good talk today, with lots of hugs. She is very much ‘in the moment’ now, having trouble with memory, but she seems to be finding fun things to do by herself and with others at the retirement place. I told her I was so pleased with her attitude about the changes to which she is adapting. We talked about the fact that ‘attitude is all,’ and that happiness is where we, ourselves, create it.

I’m lucky to call her friend. If you happen to think of it, send mental ‘happy birthday’ wishes in her direction Saturday. :0)