First Friday blog post!

Happy Friday everyone! Friday's are blissful for many reasons, sleeping in till 2 pm? Blissful! Having an incredible cheat day that you may or may not regret later on? blissful! Or maybe just doing a nice skin care routine and binge-watching your favorite TV shows? again blissful!

As this is my first Friday doing a blog post, I wanted to talk about how friends can either make you or break you. When I first thought of starting my blog, my mind was constantly swirling, I thought I wasn't good enough or experienced enough and almost gave in to my doubts, but luckily I was surrounded by people who constantly hyped me up and pushed me to do my best and I really have to give them most of the credit!

With that being said, I started to wonder what it would be like if I was surrounded by people who din't motivate me, who constantly tried to bring me down, I probably would have never started this blog because I'd give in to all the negativity and knowing myself, not once consider them "toxic", I would probably agree with them.

It's so important to surround yourself with people who not only uplift you, but bring comfort and support and also tell you when you're wrong. And if that's something you don't feel around the people you're surrounded with, then it's time to look for new and better ones because life really is too short to not want the best for yourself.

I've had a few experiences with toxic friends and believe me at the beginning I never once thought they were "toxic" , I used to blame myself and constantly put all my effort into what's commonly known as a "one-sided friendship" , it took me a long time to understand the difference as I was pretty naive and considered everyone "genuine".

So if you're surrounded by people who not only make you feel bad about yourself but also drain your energy,chances are they're "toxic" and it's best to walk away from them and not feel any guilt!

It's not okay to let people walk all over you when they please, it's not okay for them to cancel plans when they don't feel like it, and it's certainly not okay for them to joke about you whether it's about your personality, looks, hobbies or the way you like to do things. There's a difference between jokes that actually make you laugh and jokes that make you doubt your capabilities.

Always remember to put yourself first, because if YOU don't do it, no one else will. Everyone of us has the right to choose what's best for us because we're worth a lot more than what we receive!

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