For good

This will be a tender week for me so I hope you'll allow a slight indulgence.

The song you are hearing is one that reminds me of a friend who has been missed. I am sharing it not only because it's a tribute to her but, more importantly, it's a tribute to you, my dear friends -- I hope you know who you are. This song is for you because you've changed my life ... for good.

How can I thank you enough?

For Good
(from the musical Wicked)

I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you

Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good

It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend...