Vitamin F
Why do I have a variety of friends who are all so different in character ? How is it possible that I can get along with them all ?
I think that each one helps to bring out a “ different ” part of me . With one of them I am polite . With another I joke . With another I can be a bit naughty ... I can sit down and talk about serious matters with one . With another I laugh a lot . I listen to one friend ’ s problems . Then I listen to another one ’ s advice for me . My friends are like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle . When completed , they form a treasure box . A treasure of friends ! They are my friends who understand me better then I understand myself . They are friends who support me through good days and bad . Real Age doctors tell us that friends are good for our health . Dr . Oz calls them Vitamin F ( for Friends ) and counts the benefits of friends as essential to our well being . Research shows that people in strong social circles have less risk of depression and terminal strokes .
If you enjoy Vitamin F constantly you can be up to 30 years younger than your real age . The warmth of friendship stops stress and even in your most intense moments , it decreases the chance of a cardiac arrest or stroke by 50 %. I am so happy that I have a stock of Vitamin F !
We should value our friends and keep in touch with them . We should try to see the funny side of things and laugh together and pray for each other in the tough moments .
Thank you for being one of my Vitamins !
The most beautiful thing about friendship is that we can grow separately without growing apart .
I ’ ve learned .... That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person .
- Andy Rooney
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