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I've been thinking lately about how

Inspiring my friends are

I want to be you when I grow up. Someday, kid. Someday.

My friendships have become such a source of inspiration and support in my life. Especially my female friendships

I am surrounded by women who are driven,

compassionate and intelligent

And I'm just so grateful and honored to know them. Whenever I get to see them, I feel so grounded and tranquil

I've always extra

Astounded whenever these people put themselves down and for a while I used to address it like this: girl stop talking like that. You're

adorable amazing artistic

irresistible hilarious pretty

ha thanks, yeah

mm-hmm

And it never worked

I mean why would it - I would roll my eyes at the same thing too like your friends of course are gonna say stuff like

That because they're your friends, and they're gonna compliment you and they think you're awesome

So I started doing a new tactic... it looks like my soulmate is either gonna be a Libra

Pisces or cancer. Mmm go for the Libra. You don't want another water sign. Ohh

Pisces and cancer are water? I didn't know.

Yeah. I'm such a loser for knowing that haha

Stop being mean to my friend! And though it's like hella aggressive

I found that it actually works because something about it kind of

Reframes the way that you're talking to yourself it reminds you that you wouldn't put up with a friend saying that to you

So why should you say it to yourself?

Plus it's really fun. Especially if your friend's across the room:

ughh I don't know why I became a writer everything I write is freaking awful! Stop being mean to My friend!

Or if they don't know that you heard them

Ughhh I'm So ugly! Stop being mean to my friend!

even if they're just thinking it: huh why should I even bother tweeting, all my opinions are stupid

Stop being mean to my friend!

So yeah, if your amazing talented friends are putting themselves down, be a good friend and stand up for them

against themselves

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