assign. listening

So today is a new day, and believe me I could not be happier. The Sun changed my whole mood about this week, wow. This picture is a perfect example of how I am feeling in the glorious town of Rexburg this morning.. But just like sunshine can brighten your day, SO can the love of friends... So for the assignment on communication and really listening, I first started with my Mother, who you all know, is my best friend, in every sense of the word... But I also have another best friend, someone I honestly feel I knew before this life I suppose... Sort of like the Sister someone knew I would need, but had to wait till I was fifteen, and in desperate need to find. And wow, when I found her, my life became a brighter place, just like this picture. She is a blonde with a beautiful charming smile, and heart, a heart of pure gold.

The most interesting part of this assignment I have found, is that the more you know someone, the less you listen sometimes. Weird I know. I have known Kacie since I was fifteen, a friendship that quickly formed somewhere between silly classes, even sillier boys, long talks, more tears than a bucket could hold, and soo many more laughs, they would fill the room you stand in now. But she has become a treasure to me, and some what of an asset to my life. However, because we know each other so well, we take that for granted sometimes, we forget the importance of listening. I especially, I am a very ME person (working on improving that though I might add!) and she has put up with that for five years or so.
She is currently working for an accounting firm, GROCO in the beautiful San Jose, and left me here, in the ALMOST (NOT!) as beautiful Rexburg. But at this time we are going through very different experiences, and for the first two and a half months I wasn't taking the time to really listen to her, to know what she was doing. I think I just assumed that she would always listen to me, and be there forever. From what we have learned in class, each relationship DOES take time, and most importantly it takes maintenance. I have never really believed in maintenance, you know, with the things of this world. I tend to be really good at, if something doesn't work, THROW it AWAY! But when it comes to Kacie, I refuse to throw that away. She is my sister, through and through, so this week, maintenance has been number one on my list with her.

I discovered SO much about her that I didn't know! Things I may have just assumed, but really listening to her she brings so much more to the table! She loves life! She loves me! And those types of things were reinforced, when she really listened, as always, and when I really tuned in. I found out that things are happening in her life that are thrilling! And worth sharing with someone, I feel blessed to know that I am that someone she wants to share her special experiences with right now.

I know that someday a man will take my place, ber her shoulder to cry on, her only one to really laugh with, but this time of maintenance and communication has taught me just how deep our communication really is. And just how much you can learn from a person if you simply open your ears to hear, and shut everything else. Wow.