Friends

***DISCLAIMER: THIS BLOG POST IS NOT ABOUT THE SHOW FRIENDS I AM SORRY TO DISAPPOINT! ***

If I’m going to be completely honest, I have never actually seen the show Friends. I know, that’s kind of crazy and some of you reading this right now are probably in the process of unfriending me or just so appalled by my lack of knowledge and/or interest in the TV Production field that you most definitely will avoid making eye contact with me for at least the next few weeks and I’ll be honest…I can understand that. However, if you still are here with me, reluctant as you might be, I thank you. This blog post is kind of in regards to the past few weeks of my life. You know, we all have friends but often times forget to fully appreciate them. Trust me, I’m guilty of it, however this past week really made me realize how lucky and blessed I am for the people I’m surrounded by.

Long story short, I kind of had my first heart break. I wouldn’t necessarily categorize it as heartbreak because that is like some super intense stuff that I most definitely have not experienced, but I guess I would call it more of a heart crack…a pretty deep heart crack. It was the first time anything like that had ever happened to me and I truthfully did not know how to handle it. I felt so broken and upset and well, kind of just alone. It was like everything that I had been focusing on for that period of time was suddenly just gone and it was like wait, where do I go from here now that this person no longer is a part of my life?

Well my answer to that is friends.While family means everything to me, I really realized this past week how much my friends mean to me and how lucky and blessed I am to be surrounded by the people I am. I don’t want to get too mushy gushy or anything, but they really have kept me going this past week. So I guess the point of this post is first to just thank them (if they see this lol) and also to just encourage you to surrounded yourself with wonderful people who will pick you up when you’re down, but who will also challenge you to grow stronger. It’s hard to put into words what makes a good friend, but I guess it’s just something that you know in times where you really need them (as much as you may want to handle things on your own and be okay). So I guess this is just me saying thank you to my friends, while also encouraging others to not only surrounded themselves with such friends, but to be that kind of friend for others.

When you really think about life, I think there’s two words that really sum it up; relationships and experiences. Let yourself experience all kinds of relationships. Some will be amazing. Some not so much. But in the end you’ll build some that are so strong that they can withstand anything and when you’re ready, those are the people you want to take on those wild experiences with.

I found a quote the other day, I have no idea where, but this is what is said.

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“We determine who we are by what we do.”

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So what does that mean in terms of everything we’ve talked about? I guess it just means that we take action. We be a good friend. We build relationships. We experience life. Trust me when I say that I know that can be hard, but the worst thing we could do is not try. So my advice to you and myself is to do and do and do, until we become someone that we are proud to be…and then to just to keep doing until the day we no longer can.

So this is my challenge to you and my challenge to myself:

DO!!!! 

Do what?

Give your friend a hug when they need it. Give yourself a break when you need it. Crack a joke when you think someone needs a smile (even though your jokes may not actually be funny just give it shot lol). Buy someone a cup of coffee. Ask someone about their day. Just DO!

I have been so blessed in my life to be surrounded by people who DO, and especially over this past week, they have really inspired me to make sure I DO for them and others.

So let’s DO this!

Let’s Do this life in the best way we know how.

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