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| At Mystic Grape sans Jade. From left to right: me, Francis, Michaela, Denize |
Women empowering women, girl tribe, success group, you name it they are all out there and for good reason; a girl needs another girl to relate to. In my case, I have four ladies that I can completely relate to.
Meet Michaela, the mean one with the softest of hearts that will stalk your ex with the proficiency of a seasoned P.I.
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| Jade gets off work in time for face mask time |
Meet Denize, the hyper one, she’s like the energizer bunny; goes on and on and on. Have a work out with her; I dare you…double dog dare you.
Meet Francis, the rude New Yorker who calls it like is and is the hostess with the mostest. I can always rely on her for honest advice.
Meet Jade, the cool Californian. Nothing seems to set her off unless that is she spots someone doing the wrong thing and then that cool interior gets ruffled a bit…I mean a lot.
All these ladies make up my circle of girlfriends. They are similar enough to me to share common ground and different enough to help me grow and learn from them.
I saw a video from the AARP about old folks, and they said that once someone stops learning and growing mentally then, that’s when they can be considered old. With these ladies, I will be forever young!
How did we meet?
We asked ourselves this in our recent sleepover party (yes we do those as grownups). In the beginning, each of us had different perceptions of the other, and if we would have allowed those perceptions to become true, I must say we would have never gotten this close. Our love of fitness changed those opinions. There is something about a grueling one-hour fitness session that makes everyone come together while being in physical pain.
Through those sessions, we realized that we were more similar than different and that we actually liked one another! Now we even use the ‘L’ word…cue the heart eyes emoji.
It all started with a few lunches, then brunches and late night get together, and now we are sleeping over each other’s houses, telling each other our deepest darkest secrets and farting. That last one is when you know that your relationship has transcended into a higher level: Super comfortable zone!
In a world that is so frantic, stressful with so many fast moving pieces, having my girls around me, make me stable. Is as if the world stands still when we are together, talking, laughing, or sometimes crying. They have become my sounding board for ideas, my psychiatrist for when I need to vent, my life and style coach, and most recently my hair remover specialist (thanks, Francis and Denize).
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| Because they love me, Francis and Denize taking care of my ingrown’s while Jade looks on |
I don’t mind having the girls over my less-than-clean place because I now they will just brush off the pet hair from the couch, open the wine bottle and turn on the TV, no judgement no questions. For someone who doesn’t get too close to others and has a hard time connecting, these fabulous ladies are a blessing.
I think every girl should have a girlfriend or two or three or four in their life who can encourage, mentor, and advice them. A friend who is more like a sister, who loves them unconditionally, supports them and gives candid words of wisdom. There is an adage or more like a meme that says “Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves,” this is so true for the girls and me; we chose each other.
Now go out there and find your soul sisters!
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