I am very lucky to have friends old and new and in the past twenty four hours I have been reacquainted with two and introduced to a few more.

This makes me happy, proud and, more importantly, whole.

Beer. What’s that got to do with anything? Well if one abstains from quaffing the foaming nectar for a while it is a pleasant joy to find an alehouse that serves a particularly fine tipple in the form of Timothy Taylor. 

Both situations have their welcome and pleasing values. Old and new friends a warmth of love and good ale a sense of comfort and “aarrrhhh, that’s better”. 

I’m by no means saying that friendship is equal to beer as that would be very eccentric but they share traits of similar values.

As one can grow apart from friends and can meet unfriendly people the same can be said for beer. They can both make one feel wretched and leave a bad taste in the mouth.

So it has been a very welcome day as old friendships are as though only weeks have past since getting together (whereas it’s been 15 years in reality) and tippling back beer has awakened tastebuds that haven’t been roused for several months.

They are both really quite welcome feelings and have merits in their own ways.

Of course there are downsides as beer leaves one with a dry and stale mouth in the morning and knowing that one will have to return home will leave friendship ties separated but they were both worth the effort and shape the person further.

I thoroughly recommend both or either.

This also proves another point. 

As mentioned in previous blogs I have accepted a state of depression and sought help. Now a few months ago I would have found it almost impossible to have found the confidence and will to stay away from home for the night and not drink myself into oblivion thinking it was the only way of expressing my emotions and being able to sleep. So I would have made every and any excuse not to do it.

However, with the help and support of friends and medication I have appeared to have made a significant step forward for the better. I still found it hard but pushed the boundary. The results far out way the negative thoughts and feelings I put up in ways of barriers.

Brilliant..and I know it’s arrogant and self centred but well done me and a pat on my back.

Anyone who is in a similar frame of mind should try it once they have truly accepted their mental and physical situation. The benefits are good and full filling.

So I give beer and friends and equal thumbs up and hope to revisit both new and old again.

Cheers.😄🍺👫👬