Or Following You Like Hounds

September: On Friendship and ConnectionSeptember 10Sometimes the measure of a friendship can be weighed by the trouble you find yourself in—by fault of your own or not—and the friends you can’t trust to let you face it alone. Is it who you expected it to be? Or is that person nowhere to be found when you need them? Or is it someone else? Someone you never thought would come to your aid? You can’t expect people to follow you blindly or put themselves in danger or difficult situations for you, but if they do, you can be sure that’s a friend.More than 20 years later, I don’t even remember what those fights were about that led to quitting the band and the breakup. What I do remember is the friend who drove out to my house that night when I didn’t have anyone else.Reflection title: Or Following You Like HoundsCreative inspiration: J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the RingReflection question: Who is willing to stand by me and follow me like a hound? And who am I willing to do the same for?