When people see me, they generally see a very happy, loving and positive person. I love every day that I can get up and go out to do what I love. However, there have been times where getting out of bed hasn’t been so easy. There’s been times where breathing took twice as much effort as it had before and I wasn’t sure how I was going to keep going. I’ve been at the point of giving up hundreds of times, but this is for the friend who never let me give up.
To the friend who saw me at my weakest,
There are so many things I want to say to you that I cannot put into words. However, what I truly need to say is thank you. Thank you for all times we just laid on the couch for hours talking and watching movies just to ignore everything going on outside our own little world. Thank you for being the one who held my hand while I tried so hard to catch my breath. The one who reminded me thousands of times that I wasn’t crazy for having all these thoughts running through my mind. For telling me all the things that I needed to hear when it was hard to even make words into sentences. Thank you for taking time to just listen.
Most of all, thank you for never leaving me. At times, you had no idea how to comfort me, but it didn’t matter, because you stayed. Having you there was enough. I asked you more times than I can count why you hadn’t left me like I felt like everyone else had, and I know that must have hurt you. It hurt you that I questioned my own worth, as if you were wasting your time on me. It hurt you to see me feel this way, but you never let it get to you. You showed me what real strength and beauty is, just by being who you are. You had a million things going on in your own life, and you still found the time to be everything I needed no matter what was going on. No matter how many times it felt like my world was crumbling, you pieced it back together.
I don’t think you will ever be able to understand how much you have done for me over these last few years. You’ve pulled out from the hole I was in, and saved me from myself. I am so blessed to be able to call someone like you my best friend. Through thick and thin, you have stayed by my side, and I will stay by yours. As we’re growing older, our lives are becoming even more crazy and complicated, but I can’t imagine not having you to do it with. You have and always will hold a special place in my heart, and I’m so thankful to have someone like you to believe and trust in me. Thank you for everything. Love you always,
Your best friend
