Laughter is the best Medicine

I have two friends from college, and we just realized that we have been friends for almost 15 years. These girls have been through all of the fire with me, and I realize when times get tough I really should just call them. Tonight we sat with our hair bonnets one drinking rum, the other drinking root beer, and I had water as I looked at the screen it hit me that we are all adults. It felt like one of those movies where a group of girlfriends all got together to chat about an important topic that has happened in one of the friend's life.

One of my friends had a really rough week, and I wanted to make sure I showed up for her; even though, she was about 5 hours away from me. I scheduled a video chat with the three of us, and I thought it was for her, but honestly, it ended up being just as therapeutic for all of us I am sure. We literally laughed until I couldn't breathe and had tears rolling down my face. As I stared at the screen at the two beautiful women that have been through so much life with my eyes began to fill with tears. There are so many women that dream of friendships like these, and here I am experiencing this real-life authentic friendship. It has not always been easy, and I certainly haven't always been the perfect friend. There has been some forgiveness along the way, but mostly we have laughed through a lot of pain together.

One of my friends was deployed in Germany for a few years, and I didn't realize how a lot of our talks made such an impact on her while she was there. The other one went to Spain for an entire summer, and it felt like an eternity. The crazy thing is when was in the thick of my anxiety war I never not once thought to call either one of them. I most certainly could've laughed off a few anxiety attacks. I have cried on these girl's shoulders for so many different things over the past 15 years, but not one time did I think they could relate to my situation. Anxiety and depression will do that to you. They will leave you feeling isolated, but the truth is I was not alone. One of my friends also suffers from anxiety, and the other one is a single mom with two kids. In my head, I thought they couldn't relate, but they were the best candidates to relate to me.

I encourage you if you are feeling blah or just not having a good week link up with some girlfriends have some good laughs, and catch up. Even if you are having a great week share those happy moments too because when you have real friends that celebrate your wins will encourage them as well. I have many other amazing friendships that fill my cup over and beyond I am truly blessed.

Much love,

D'Que

PS To My Friends, I love you all. Thank you for ALWAYS being there no matter what. Thanks for letting me be present in your darkest hours and to experience your wins as well. We got a lifetime to go, and I wouldn't want to do it with anyone else. This one is for yall.