Friendship Friday

Those who know me well, know that friendship has always been VERY important to me. While most women I know and see, have focused on finding "the one," that has never been a challenge or goal for me (I happened to just get lucky there). I have, however, spent different ages and phases focusing on nurturing my friendships and finding "the ones" that will be my ride or dies through it all.

There's something undeniably powerful and internally beautiful about bonding and allowing yourself and others to be vulnerable.

I've done many things that I regret in my past, but I've also learned a lot from those mistakes, and I've changed a lot. One thing that has remained the same though, is my heart, and I'm proud of that. I love to love, and I love hard. Once I truly love you, I will always love you.

Getting older, you realize that friendship is not about popularity, partying, or status. It's not about being blindly loyal, but it is about having no judgment when someone comes to you for help. It's not about how much you hang out, but it is about the quality of your time spent together. It's not about how many trips you take, but it is about the memories made.

They say that the opposite of addiction is connection. I believe that. Connection is healing. With all the shame that I carry from past versions of myself, I hold tight to the ones that have seen me struggle, fail, win, lose, and love along the way. To those, I say thank you. You will never know how much it's meant and how much you have impacted my life in such a profound way. Life would be devastating to me without my tribe. I will always try to be there for you too. If we don't talk anymore, we just met, or you just feel like you have no one else you can open up to... I'll be here. Nothing fills my heart with more joy than knowing that I've helped another hurting heart. We need people, we need each other.

The Golden Girls said it best when they said it so simply... "Thank you for being a friend."