My Best Friend

Through and Through

My best friend has been through A LOT with me. More precisely, everything. Birth to death. Forsure.

Wait, what? How is that possible?

Well, duh, it's because I am my own best friend. 

I mean, don't get me wrong, I have many, many best friends. Leslee, Kimba, Heath and all the girls, Eric, my roommates, my seesters, and even my mom! But sometimes, you need someone who's seriously going to be there ALWAYS and FOREVER. Who is that? Why, it's yourself, silly.

You see, I think it's important to sometimes be your own best friend. More than important, it's an absolute NECESSITY. You need to learn how to not only be your own best friend,  but learn to appreciate yourself. If there's one thing I've learned throughout my college experience is that sometimes you are your own best friend. Sometimes, you are the person you can count on. Luckily, I've totally embraced this. 

It's fun having a BFF that gets ALL my jokes.

Well, what does this all mean then? Talking to yourself? Making an embarrassing blog post on a Saturday night? No way. (Although, yes I did that... whatever) I think being your own best friend is really about being comfortable in your own skin. 

When I first started school in Utah, I was so out of my element. I had zero friends. (besides Les, who was out exploring the college dating scene. I was not that cool).I don't think I had ever felt MORE alone than I did in a sea of 35,000 students. However, that's when my friendship really blossomed. I learned that sometimes it's okay to be alone. I learned that I'm a strong person. I learned that I don't have to lean on others. I can stand on my own, with my own forever friend right there, going through all this with me.

My best friend has very similar taste too! #twinning

So when I say I'm my own best friend what I really mean is that I have learned to love myself. Which is important, I mean haven't you heard the saying "you can't love someone until you learn to love yourself" (oh crap. that MAY be Ne-yo lyrics)

But seriously, I think it's important to be able to embrace yourself. It's important to appreciate yourself. It's important to be able to say, "hey, I rock!" every once in a while. And if that means making a corny blog post about loving your BFF (yourself) than I totally support you one million percent. I mean, I did it so it MUST be cool.

I wouldn't even mind having a date with myself.

So, if you are ever feeling down on yourself, let that inner best friend have a say! Let them yell at you a bit and tell you that you are great and perfect and everything that you are intended to be! And if it feels weird, who cares? Try it out again. It's my secret to happiness. Sometimes I have to be the one that is pumping myself up for another day. And, I swear, once your best friend does all of this, you will feel better, and you will actually BE better. Follow me, and the great philosopher that is Ne-yo, and learn to love yourself.

Seriously, what a charmer.