How would you describe the meaning of having a “best friend” to someone? Is it somebody you admire and enjoy spending time with? Do you have fun and like to share special moments with your best friend? Sometimes we might describe our best friend as someone we might be compelled to share secrets and dreams that we are not comfortable enough to share with others.

A true best friend is someone we can wholeheartedly entrust and depend on to help us in our life’s journey,someone who is always there no matter what we’ve done – they don’t pass judgement, but they try to help encourage us.

A best friend will find they place amongst the highest of priorities in our lives, even though they would probably not ask for it. Most of us would drop what we are doing to go help a best friend in need. We find ourselves putting extra thought into picking out that special birthday gift with the hopes of making them happy. Many of us feel a special type of love for our best friend, knowing our best friends tend to know us and can “read” us like nobody else. They should always have your best interest and happiness at heart. You may be that best friend to someone or feel that you have a best friend like the one I just described.

But, just for today, I would to encourage and persuade you to be your own best friend, be good to yourself, treat yourself with respect and dignity, and don’t judge or condemn yourself. Instead, I ask that you take note of the good qualities in your character. Take pride in your own personal accomplishments and celebrate them by treating yourself to something special like a special dinner or allowing yourself that one special gift just because. Allow your differences to define and be an asset to who you are, allow the same to show yourself how to celebrate that there is only one you, that you are unique, and most importantly, that you don’t have to be like everyone else and that’s okay.

As you finish reading this and continue with your day, I encourage you to remember these words of advice and remind yourself often with them; you are full of importance, you are deserving of nothing but the best in life and happiness, and always be good to yourself and enjoy being your own best friend.