Regardless of how much of a mess your life may be or how many problems you may be dealing with, it is absolutely necessary to take a step back and realize the amazing people you have in your life. These people, unlike others, will be there by your side for life. While some people may not want to admit it, most boys in your life will come and go, but best friends will be there forever, so never give any less attention to your best friends as you would a boyfriend or significant other.
When I first came to college, I met so many people who would express their love for school and their hatred for home. While I do love my school, and all of the wonderful people I have met here, I can't imagine ever having those hateful feelings toward home. My home is where my 11 soulmates are — my rocks, the loves of my life and my support system. We are in a group chat together 24/7, and my phone constantly going off, but I wouldn't want it any other way.
It is actually the most amazing feeling know that I have 11 unique, quirky, smart, brave, unbelievable soulmates who I know for a straight fact will be in my life until the day that I die. Not that I ever forget, but sometimes it goes unnoticed. Having a boyfriend for so long, I would have to pass up a lot of time spent bonding with my besties. I began to miss out on moments together with my people. While I still knew they were there, it wasn't until I didn't have a boyfriend anymore, and I had all of the time in the world to spend with my day one favorites, that the feelings overwhelmed me all over again.
The love I felt from each and every one of them in my time of loneliness and despair reassured me of my forever friends. It is these times — no makeup, all in our "gray jumpsuit apparatuses" (gray sweatpants accompanied by a gray sweatshirt, otherwise known as a groutfit), stuffing our faces with ice cream and watching some stupid reality TV show that I am somehow always forced to watch (and end up loving) — that it becomes extremely evident just how amazing of a group of people I have to call mine. And I realize just how much pain I can physically take from laughing so hard over something that, for sure, doesn't deserve that much laughter. Of course, there's fighting here and there, as with any other group of friends, but there is also an overwhelming sense of security and ease knowing that, if I were anywhere at any time and needed to talk, each and every one of them would be there for me in a second. You don't come across that too much these days.
Take the time to thank your best friends, whoever they are and however many you have, even if it's just one person. Friendship is so essential to a happy life, and laughing truly is the best medicine. If there is one thing I wish, it is that everyone else in the world had at least one best friend that can compare to mine. I thank God each and every day for giving me these incredible people to call my best friends — I am so spoiled and I know it.
I will never be able to truly and adequately express my gratitude towards my people, but luckily I know that I have the rest of my life to try.
