Genuine

Tonight the phone has been ringing off the hook.  One of my favorite young friends with questions.  One of my best friends with chat.  My Dad and step-mother with plans for an upcoming visit - which must include golf, I'm told.  Text messages from my brother and sister about plans for the weekend.  And a call from an old college friend with whom I'm recently reconnected.  She and her son will join us to kayak on Sunday.  Then on line facebook and twitter messages.

What I love is that all these people are genuinely connecting to do fun things.  There is life out there.  There is life right here.  

I'm ready for laughter.  I'm ready for genuine spirits seeking the best the things in life.

Have I said "genuine" enough?  

1. Actually possessing the alleged or apparent attribute or character: genuine leather.

2. Not spurious or counterfeit; authentic. See Synonyms at authentic.

3.

a. Honestly felt or experienced: genuine devotion.

b. Actual; real: a genuine dilemma.

4. Free from hypocrisy or dishonesty; sincere.

5. Being of pure or original stock: a genuine Hawaiian.

Ok, we all have some agenda.  But, you know what?  Some have much more agenda than others.  Let's have some good, old fashioned connections.  Honest - actual - real - free from hypocrisy or dishonesty.  That's not so hard.  Certainly not for good hearted people.