Relationships with My Girlfriends & Why Theyāve Become So Important in my 20ās
Joan and Mya and Lynn and Toni. Carrie and Samantha and Charlotte and Miranda. Meredith and Cristina. Issa and Molly. My girlfriends and me.
Having a solid group of girlfriends is essential; A necessity if you will. It's probably the most important relationship a woman could ever maintain because it's healthy to let it all out. All the feelings and emotions we carry as women and especially as black women. And I don't just mean the surface things like talking about the guys we date over Mimosas, French Toast, and Shrimp Mac & Cheese at brunch. I'm talking about the good, the bad, and everyone's favorite, the ugly. And who better to strip down to your most vulnerable, ugly cry self than your good girlfriends with a face mask on and a (couple of) glasses of wine.
Within the last few years, I have transitioned into a butterfly--From a shy and never wanting to leave my comfort zone caterpillar to an unapologetic, fearless, and sure of myself butterfly. I have my friends to partly thank for this journey. I was never one to open up and talk about my problems and the things that bother me. For one reasonā everyone has issues, so who cares, right? WRONG! The real ones do. My girlfriends have always shown up and shown out for me for the times I needed them, and for times I didn't think I needed anyone at all.
From awful jobs that I hated to boys who have broken my heart and even family problems, they've remained in my corner. They've taught me to open up and realize that it feels so good to lift that weight off my shoulders. They've taught me that sometimes I have to put on my big girl panties and just deal with sh*t that I don't always want to. And that other times, I have to charge things to the game because things happen that I can't always control except how I react. Perspective.
In the last two years, I've had some of the realist and most profound conversations with my friends (including friends of friends that I now call a friendā„ļø), allowing me to get to know them on a deeper level. Helping me to understand them, where they come from, and how the events in their lives shaped them into the women that they are today. It also helped me realize that God strategically placed them in my life at the right time. Don't get me wrong, we don't always see eye to eye with each other, and there are days when we bicker like sisters. But at the end of every day, that is just what they are to me, my sisters. They inspire me to be my best self and to tap into my full potential. It's a self-confidence that they exude daily, the (black girl) magic they possess that is truly intoxicating. Thank you.
So here's to you, my beautiful, strong, God-fearing, perfectly imperfect friends. Here's to getting to the bag together and staying rich forever. I love you immensely. Cheersš„
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