As I have lived my life adventure I have been blessed to meet a wide assortment of people. To me my greatest treasures are the times I have gotten to share with people who have touched my heart.
There is no correct label for this.
I have lots of people I would call "friend" and many I now consider "framily" (a combination of friend and family. Those people who have become like family to me).
However, there is no label for those who you love that helped you to become who you are despite rarely seeing them in person and despite the reality that your lives are on different paths.
I think this quote by William Shakespeare describes them best but the word friend needs to be replaced because they are so much more. I will love them forever in a way that is uniquely special because that is what they are in my life, uniquely special.
“A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.”
William Shakespeare
As I travel the twists and turns that make up the adventures of my life they are the rainbow that travels with me.