I have been thinking about my friendships a lot lately. It’s probably because Nancy recently raised the topic of friendship at a Gotham Long Island meeting. 

Admittedly, I have a lot of friends. But my thoughts have been centering on what makes certain friendships special to me.  I have friends that I have been close to for a long time, since high school, college, law school and my first job after law school. That makes them special to me; we have been through life’s adventures together. 

What also makes certain friends special to me is that we show up for one another. That’s important to me.   No matter where we are in our lives, we know that, if needed, we will be there for one another. 

And, of course, good friends make one another smile. What about you? What do you value in your friendships?