Sunday, January 13, 2013

Unconditional love

I met Trena my freshman year at Butler University. She saw my poster in the mail room: Gas money for a ride to Ball State. My roommate at the time and I did not get along and she made everyone in our hall know how horrible I was. Trena thought to herself, 'It's an hour trip. How bad can it be?' and took me up on my offer. The hours there and back, she discovered I wasn't horrible and we've been friends ever since.

Nearly 20 years later (Holy crap, 20 years!) we continue to be a strong presence in each other's lives. Cecilia and I took a trip to Indy for a relaxing visit with her and husband RoudyBob. I returned refreshed, renewed and inspired.

First of all, Trena is the most committed philanthropist I know. How Michelle Obama hasn't discovered her yet I have no clue. Second, she and Bob took to a very active toddler into their home like she has always been there. Third, I discovered so much about our friendship that somehow I never noticed before.

Trena has loved and supported me through so many life changes, good and bad. She knows me better than I know myself. She has always been my cheerleader, my voice of reason and my ass kicker. I aspire to be like her every day. And she aspires to always continue to learn and grow.

I can be fat, I can be thin and she will always be there. She is a major part of why I will be successful. I hope other people have Trena's in their corner. Their journey would be so rewarding because of it.

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