a little help from my friends
The Celtic understanding of friendship finds its inspiration and culmination in the sublime notion of the anam cara. Anam is the Gaelic word for soul; cara is the word for friend. The anam cara was a person to whom you could reveal the hidden intimacies of your life. This friendship was an act of recognition and belonging. When you had an anam cara, your friendship cut across all convention and category. You were joined in an ancient and eternal way with the friend of your soul.
– John O’Donohue
life: acoustic & amplified 
what a lovely young lady . . .
To have a friend you consider an anam cara is an immeasurable gift. Another person to whom you can and would want to “reveal the hidden intimacies of your life” is something we all need, but often don’t realize. A relationship free of judgment and filled with empathy. A relationship that asks to give and receive nothing but honesty. A friend where you feel emotionally safe. A friend where you want to provide emotional safety in return.