Everyone likes to think that the friends they have are the best. But I can say with absolute certainty, unless they are talking about the people pictured above, they are sorely mistaken. I don't think all the thank you's in the world would take care of how much they have done for me.
This is the strongest group of women who have ever walked this earth. I have this habit of only befriending people with similar struggles. And that's just it, each one of them has endured something that others may not be able to handle. Not only do they fight their own demons, but when it comes down to it, each one of them would take on my demons also if they could.
Family is something that is decided for us. Those are the ones that have to love us no matter what. But what makes friends truly special is that they CHOOSE to take on the same responsibilities as family. The friends I have in my life are no more an option than having eyes. They are family and they are forever.
I have quite the spectrum of friends. They range of emotional and open to reserved and snippy. That's what makes them who they are. Some of them are happy and filled with joy and laughter and some speak solely in sarcastic remarks and blunt retorts. Each one of them has their own value in life.
There's one friend that is up at all times of the night and will talk about hopes and dreams and fears until you're all out of thought. Conversation range from theories on why we exist to something stupid that happened recently. She has her own constant struggles but the instant she senses that something is off, nothing else is of importance. She is is the outlet that keeps my thoughts organized.
One of them is the least burdened and for that reason has the lightest outlook. Before leaving home she was almost a part of my daily life and always made sure to keep life light and happy. She cares deeply but focuses on the upkeep of mood instead of the dealing of problems which is sometimes all that is needed. She is the youthful outlet for my happy moods.
One of them has been a part of my life for a very long time. She was not always a constant presence in life but always constant in my life. Always there for a good laugh or a good cry. Her family has accepted me as their own and I am forever grateful. She is one person who is nothing but honest. She is a piece of home that reminds me of my childhood.
One of them is nothing but feisty. She will be the first one to point out when you say a word wrong and continue to use that mispronounced word for the next month. She is small but she is mighty. Even after enduring her own consistent crappy cards, she is always there to argue your way into forgetting. She is contentment with the life we have been handed.
This one is one of the strangest people I have ever met. She is so tiny and seems so delicate but is bursting with excitement and joy. She is filled with so much compassion and laughter that it overflows and brightens up the days of everyone surrounding her. The first friend I made in high school turned out to be one of the best. She is pure in thought and heart. She is happiness in it's easiest form.
She is the Mom of the group. Her struggles have made her wise beyond her years and have made her wise beyond her years. Because of this her child like nature is few and far between. She is kindness and empathy personified. She is someone who is owed so much from life and continues to help others without the pay back. She is compassion without questioning.
This is person has a special place in my heart. Everyone needs a friend like this. She is hard on the outside and is the epitome of blunt. She has been self sufficient for as long as I have known her. For that reason alone, she lets very few in, but once you are in she is a friend unlike any other. She is so caring and so helpful that she keeps you in check. She is my grounding and my rock.
This one is newest to my life. She is troubled but she is kindhearted. She is filled with childlike joy and hope that is so refreshing. She has seen the darkest things and still exudes life. She is the purest of people and that is one thing I hope she holds on to. She is unbottled joy.
This one is my person. She is the strongest person to have walked this earth. She has the sensitivity and understanding of someone who is much older. She has a sense of adventure that she has pushed on to me that has shaped me to be the person I am. She has the potential to do anything and everything with the grounding to know her limits. She is the most well rounded person. She can talk through your greatest issues or laugh through your most amazing memories. She is the person who can conquer the world.
Life throws things at you that are meant to tear you down. For most, they do. These people have made their marks in the person I am. If today was the last day any of us talked, I could be nothing but grateful for the family they have been to me. But there is no greater feeling than having no doubts in where you stand in another's life. I am forever thankful to have been blessed with the bests.
