I believe there is a difference between best friends and soul mate friends. Soul mate friends are the ones you call at 3am when you are emotionally distraught and just want to cry. Soul mate friends are the ones where no matter how long the time is between conversations, you can pick up right where you left off. Soul mate friends are comfortable with silence and sometimes know that silence without loneliness is the best gift that you can give somebody. Soul mate friends are super easy to keep - you cannot push them away and getting along is second nature. I am lucky enough to have two true soul mate friends right now. Those friends are cornerstones in my life and my life would not be complete without them.
Best friends are important as well but those relationships can be hard. I got into a fight with a best friend last night and while a friendship takes two people, I am only ever the one willing to apologize and willing to change. This person is someone who is a very good friend to me but when I picture my life long term, I do not particularly seem them in it. I see them probably at my wedding but not around my children or growing old with me. Best friends are hard because sometimes you have to work so hard to make things work and it might not be worth it, or you may not get enough to make you stay.
God sends angels into our life. They bring life, love, laughter, and help you just to bear the burden of life sometimes. I think those are soul mate friends, or at least have been for me. Best friends may come and go, but each friend works to bring an important lesson in your life. Thanks God for those soul mate friends, those girls I can just be 110% myself around, and the girls who will be there for me, no matter what.
