You need friends that remind you that life is hard, but this too shall pass.
You need friends that tell you “yes you can”, when you think you can’t.
You need friends who trust you to be the only one to hold their secrets.
You need a friend you can trust with yours.
You need friends that remind that your work is important.
You need friends who push you to keep moving forward when you’re scared stiff.
You need friends who think you are the greatest, the cutest, and the best thing since sliced bread, even if you haven’t washed your hair in a week.
You need friends who reflect back to you the places that aren’t in alignment with who you are.
You need friends who remind you to keep your heart open when you want to close it and shut down.
You need friends who let you dump your mess on them and then sort it out and hand it nicely back to you.
You need friends who support your journey not your destination.
You need friends who are your cheerleaders when you are doing hard things.
You need friends who show up for you.
You need friends who care only about your happiness and not how you get to it.
You need friends who say “me too”.
They make the colour in the world brighter, the cold days warmer, and your smile a lot bigger.
Find friends like these.