What kind of friend are you???

Friendship consists of a willing ear, an understanding heart and a helping hand...Author Frank Tyger.

What kind of friend are you? One who supports and encourages or one who pours cold water on plans. Ella Wilcox once said that in this earth you would find two kinds of people; those who lift and those who lean.

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Those who lift are those who are positive about life,face life with so much enthusiasm and energy,make others feel good talking to them and add value to others,Those who lean are those who make others feel as if they cannot achieve anything, think of only themselves and in the process they take others down,have uninteresting point of view and take value away from others.

In life, when the going gets tough, we all need that push even if it is from a friend. It's one thing to be positive in a neutral environment, it's another to be an instrument of change in a negative environment, it's also another to be negative in both a neutral and negative environment. No one naturally wants to hang around someone who sends out negative vibes, someone who would not push them, someone who would drag them to a level of inactivity.

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Do all the good you can,
to all the people you can,
the best way you can.

Be that kind of friend who wants to do all the good you can the best way you can. In any friendship, giving has never been easier, receiving has always been easier. It's just like building a house and taking down a house, it's much more easier to take down than to build. It takes only desire to be a lifter, it takes desire to be behind someone's smile, it takes desire to lift others up. No one wants to influence others negatively,we all want to influence others positively. I think most times influencing others negatively is what people do unconsciously, that's why being a lifter requires conscious and deliberate action.

Be that friend that sends out positive vibes, the little things you do for your friends everyday counts;your smile could lighten their day up, your words of encouragement can lift them up and not drag them down. You don't have to be rich to be the friend that lifts, you just have to care about your friends and show that you do, you won't let a day pass without doing things that lift your friends up.

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No one wants to hang around people who don't make them feel good because no one likes being down. Being a lifter or influencing your friends positively would strengthen your current relationship with them and will certainly increase your circle of influence because people will always want to hang around you.
Be a lifter and not a leaner because friendship consist of a willing ear, an understanding heart and a helping hand.

I have few friends who are lifters in my life and I appreciate them. You may have friends who are lifters in your life, they take their time to encourage you to succeed. Take your time, think of them, reach out to them and appreciate them, tell them how awesome they have been because of the role they play in your life. It takes effort to be a lifter, appreciate them for their efforts! You would be glad you did!

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