By Jennifer Miller
I was just thinking of how important it is for most of us to have a best friend. We never forget that best friend from childhood, who was there for so many important moments as we grew up. That best friend may not have been your best friend after high school; in truth, we can have many best friends over our lifetime.
I searched important quotes on “Friendship” and many familiar and famous statements came up. But one stood out to me:
A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.
”knows you as you are…”
“understands where you have been…”
”accepts what you have become…”
”allows you to grow…”
The list of our friends that meet those responsibilities really narrows. And the truth is, that a friend, with those virtues, is most likely busy with their own life. And the person who most likely could meet all four would be your “soul mate”, and in a perfect world, your husband or wife.
Our best friend is, must be, ourself. We must be able to open up our heart and soul and love what we see. We must accept our own failures and successes with grace and ease, and not condemn ourselves when we make a mistake.
To love our ”best friend within”, unconditionally, is to have a best friend for life.
Namaste, Jennifer Miller
