Challenge Day 4

My favorite photograph of my best friend - 


This cannot be done. I will explain. I have more than one "best friend" because I cannot rank my friends in such a way as to put one above another. My friends are the best...or I wouldn't have them in my life.


I cannot name my best friends for I would accidentally leave someone off the list. I can list the members of my family who have been the center of my world for as long as I remember. I can list those friends who have kept me alive when I believed suicide was the only answer (yes, I thought about that and can say it without fear; I don't think about it anymore). I can list those people who have mentored me, guided me, helped me to become the woman I am today. I can list the men who have loved me, really, truly loved me and wanted only what is best for me even if the short-term would be painful. I can list the women I have always wanted to be more like because they are unafraid and strong and powerful. I can list the people in my life who bring me joy--unfiltered, profound joy.


But I cannot put a picture of one here.


Thank you, friends, for being my best friends!