– Jennifer Pastiloff
I have a friend I love deeply who often pushes me to the edge of my patience and good will. She can be extraordinarily fun, caring and supportive, but she can also drive me totally crazy. Several times a year, I think I’ve had it with her and the time to end our friendship has finally come. After I calm down, of course, I find that I can hang in there a little longer, and then I summon the tolerance and love to accept her as she is – warts and all. This has been going on for decades now, and it has taught me that even when we feel like we just can’t give anymore, when we really love someone, we always can, and squeezing our hearts for those last drops of love and kindness always proves positive in the end.