Friends are pretty much everything, the squish in our organs, the crinkles in our smiling faces, the decadent fun in shared adventures and secret promises. .:Lisa Kennedy Montgomery:.

I have met a lot of people in my life. They always start as strangers until something clicks and we realize we had no idea how we lived so long without this person. This person who understands you so well and has so much in common with you. This is an ode to the people who accept me exactly as I am and support me and love me unconditionally. You have all saved my life at one time or another. 

The people I have met in my life are beautiful. I may not talk to them as often as I like. I may not be able to meet them every Friday afternoon for coffee, but there is a corner of my heart where they all live. They keep my heart beating because they have fixed it so many times when I was feeling sad, dejected or angry in any way; however, they have also filled it with so much life. My friends are my cardiologists. They keep my heart pumping. 

I am not always an easy person to be around. I am stubborn and sometimes I don’t want to hear what is best for me. Sometimes I hurt so much that I can’t hold my tears in any longer. Sometimes I have no fight left in me and all I want to do is give up. Whether it be a broken heart or a setback on following my dreams, the people in my life pick me up when I am broken and put me back together again.

They’re all an inspiration to me. They’re starting their own happily ever afters, working 5 jobs, pushing for dreams in Brooklyn, recording their first music video or simply being exactly who they are meant to be no matter what anyone says. I feel like they all have sprinkled a little bit of themselves onto me. It’s like no matter what, they’re always with me and that keeps me calm at times I really need it. 

So to my friends, I may not see you as often as we would like but that doesn’t mean you aren’t constantly in my thoughts. I wish you all happiness in love, life and work. Remember, when you are beaten or sad, someone is thinking of you always. Do not let your past dictate your future and remember that every morning is a new day to start anew. I love each and every one of you without fault and unconditionally always.