Girlfriends!
Hi Girlfriend!
Thank you for meeting me and stopping in! I want to know everything about you and what makes you who you are! I love hearing your stories and learning how your life path led you to where you are. I do a lot of thinking and I believe the choices we make land us in the spots we are in and at the same time our circumstances can be the choices of others and we are on the receiving end. Even though that was our “choice” it’s not really, it is someone else’s. Being on the receiving end of someones choice can be great, and well not so great. I’ve experienced both. If it is not so great and that has been you, then you like me know exactly how that feels. I’ve lived in that space and had to get myself out of that. I had one girlfriend at the time that helped me:) It is pretty amazing the power of one!
I chose “Girlfriend” for my first blog post. Sure, I could have chosen a makeup hack, favorite health & wellness tip, a little marriage chat, go on about my #momlife with 4 crazy kids, or shoot, even the beauty of Botox (and why that is amazing)….I know some of you may think otherwise and that is totally fine we all get to think and feel what we want……I just prefer when I’m thinking not to have furrows deepening in my brows! There’s that! So, when I reflect on who I have become there is no doubt much of who I am has developed by having so many amazing girlfriends and women in my life and I wanted to start there! I also figured out the girl I was on the inside had to believe in me like the girls I had on the outside:) There is also the journey of my faith. I’ve also learned I’ve had to do some work in that department to appreciate the blessing having it has been.
What does a girlfriend mean to you? Do you have one? Do you have a tribe? Do you love them, do they scare you? There is no doubt being a young girl, navigating friendships, fitting in with others, and finding our place in this great big world affects us later in our lives. It basically sneaks up on us really. Some of us develop all kinds of negative thoughts during that time period that make having girlfriends difficult while others have besties for life. No matter which one you are I believe there is a girlfriend for everyone. Our best girlfriend has to be our self first! We can chat about this later and I have a feeling you all know what I mean when I say “tell yourself what you would tell your girlfriend”. What we think and tell ourselves can be really negative and of course very positive. When we listen to ourselves, we believe what we here!
One of my very dear friends taught me long ago how important my girlfriends and my faith would be to me as I grew older. I was in my late 30’s when she told me this and now I’m 48. She definitely was correct and I appreciate the girlfriends I have in my life and my faith. They will pick you up, dust you off, and remind you how amazingly beautiful you are when you need to hear it most. Whether you are a #Godgirl or not having faith in something greater will help you become grounded and centered while the entire world spins around. If you don’t have a girlfriend, then our community can be that for you and God well, he is big enough for all of us! xo Cherie #GodandGirlfriends