There aren't enough words in the dictionary to describe how much my friends mean to me.
My friends are the people who will let me cry for hours on their shoulder, they're the ones who will let me obsessively talk about something and continue to listen even if it's about something as small as a certain boy not liking my recent pic on Insta, and they're the ones who support me unconditionally in whatever decisions I make. No one else would do that for me except for my friends, and the unconditional compassion that my friends have is what makes them absolutely beautiful.
It hurts me to hear my friends say negative things about themselves because I wish they could see themselves the way I see them; as the most beautiful human beings to ever exist. I know when I tell my friends they're beautiful, talented, smart or any other positive comment, they think that I'm only saying that because I'm their friend and I have to, but I promise, I 100 percent mean it when I say it.
On a daily basis, I watch my friends roll their shoulders back, throw their hair up, put on their best face, and tackle what each day brings them, despite the fact that the world continuously throws them new challenges and hurdles every day. The world is anything but nice and yet their heart continues to beat and radiate positivity even though boyfriends, ex-friends, strangers etc. attempt to crush and break it. I've watched them pick themselves up, dust themselves off and put the broken pieces back together. My friends come in all different shapes and sizes but whether they have dainty, skinny legs or muscular, athletic legs, they refuse to buckle under the tremendous amounts of pressure and doubt the world fills them with.
As they carry the weight of the world on their shoulders, why would the skin on their face be flawless? Why wouldn't they have bags under their eyes after they spend sleepless hours studying for tests or wrestling with their thoughts? Why shouldn't the calluses and bruises on their feet be visible after they run for miles in an attempt to stay fit? Why wouldn't laugh and worry lines appear on their faces after the countless hours they spend laughing with friends or being concerned about others? If these aspects aren't the most beautiful things you've ever seen, I don't know what is. These things aren't flaws and imperfections, they are symbols of life, and it only adds to their beauty and character.
Even as they continue to face these struggles, they still make time to help me withstand the same pressures and hardships. I know that no matter what they are going through, they will always make time in their busy schedules to spend time with me, support me, laugh with me in times of joy and console me in times of sadness. This selfless attitude they carry with them on a daily basis is what makes my friends so beautiful. They are truly beautiful on both the inside and out, and they inspire me to be my most beautiful self as well.
So now, I hope you guys know, you are the most beautiful people in my life, and I will continue to obsessively remind you that until you believe it for yourselves.
