The cosmic force of the universe has continued to bring the most brilliant, kind, compassionate, and passionate women into my life. I'm realizing that some of my closest girl-friends now are those who have entered my life at different stages, but upon meeting them, we both knew within moments that we'd be friends for life. Some are 10 years older than I am. Maybe almost 20. Some, my age - but light years ahead.
These women, these "soul sisters", all have their own personalities, but share these common traits: they're typically strong, independent, worldly, spiritual, reflective, lovely, introspective, mature-beyond-their-years. They are active, adventurous, and aren't the couch potato types. They do things themselves. They're not afraid to be by themselves. They're also in tune with others, and value the positive relationships in their lives. They don't care about what others think about them, but they care about others.
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What comes to mind as I reflect on the positivity that these women bring to my life (and how positively blessed I am to have them!), is a recent UCLA (boo) study on the importance of female friendships; how literally, positive friendships and interactions with fellow females release oxytocin in our brains.
Soul sisters: a proven reason why female friendships are cheaper than therapy. ;)
http://www.voxxi.com/female-friendship-is-cheaper-than-therapy-mujer-voxpopuli/
