Over a Glass of Wine

"We Gain Strength, Courage and Confidence By Each Experience In Which We Really Stop to Look Fear In the Face" _Eleanor Roosevelt

    As I mentioned in one of my very first posts, I have an extremely close, important group of girlfriends. It consists of myself and six other girls. We grew up together, have grown together (even while apart) and have witnessed some of life's most beautiful moments together. I couldn't have imagined a better group of friends, even if I tried.
    On my my most recent trip to my hometown, I had dinner with one of the girls. We started talking about the act of asking for and giving advice. It occurred to us during this conversation just how independent and strong our group of friends is and has always been. Of course, we all have each other and will, day or night, consider each other best friends.  But individually, we have our own separate friends and lives, as well. Perhaps it's because we all know each other so well that we indirectly give and receive advice to and from one another....but it seems like we rarely call each other up and say: "I really need some advice...can you talk?"
    As our glasses of wine disappeared sip by sip, and the deliberation continued on the independence of our group of friends, we decided that each and every one of us lives our own life...and completely owns it. We are capable of making our own decisions and accepting the consequences. And we've learned from our past decisions how to make better current and future decisions. All seven of us have seen troubles, dealt with heartbreak and trampled through heated arguments. Each one of us has made a less than stellar life decision, at some point. But through all these experiences, we have gained the strength, courage and confidence to make a better decision next time around.
    And so, instead of asking for advice or passing around a compass between our group...we lend support. We support each other when we are down. We support each other in triumph. We support each other in every aspect of each individual life...because we are all positive that the other is capable of making the right decision for them self.
    I am so proud to call these girls my best friends. My strong, independent, beautiful best friends.

K.K, M.M, C.K, M.E, L.B, E.R. #ForeverMine #Xo

Cheers,

Shelby