Friends are a good thing. A very good thing. Lately I've been noticing the good that friends bring into my life, not by any overt acts of theirs, but just for being themselves. For the second time in as many days I've heard a second-hand account of the activities of one friend or another, and its brought a smile to my lips. Some of my friends are helping to cheer me up in ways I'm sure they would find difficult to fathom, but I'm grateful anyway.