Good Friends

We had a wonderful last minute dinner tonight with good friends. Amongst margaritas & yummy food we caught up on the last few months.

These are the type of friends that you may be ‘too busy’ to catch up with for a few months, but that once you see each other it’s like hardly a moment has passed.

Tonight we talked about present and past and one of the things that struck me, as it has before, is that these friends have known me for many years, through ugly times and prettier, but mostly ugly, and yet they still love me. They still see me for who I truly am, beside my mistakes and misdirections. They have seen me at some of my most gnarly times and yet still stand by my side. Still see the goodness & greatness within me. And, well I guess that goes both ways.

Tonight I challenge you to think about the people in your life. Are they helping you grow or bleeding you dry? I have been in both places, but the reality is that you must nurture the healthy relationships in your life if you want to rise above “here.”

This is one of the hardest life lessons for me because I love people, but sometimes you have to make choices.

Make a list of the people in your life who love you no matter what and then make a list of those who will challenge you to be your best self. Then compare lists, I think you will find interesting results.