if,

by chance,

you find yourself recipient of a gem when mining the streams of friendship,

by all means recognize it’s blessing.

it requires so little effort to show appreciation.

in a world where shiny trinkets of superficial beauty are definitely more treasured than the substantial and often taken for granted cast-iron commonalities,

it’s important to understand the difference between value and worth.

we all find ourselves walking along a shore of fractured shells.

for me,

the absence of presumed perfection allows opportunity for acceptance.

such comfort in the knowing –

a friend,

without pretense –

beautiful,

and just as broken…