That's What Friends Are For

I know people, tall people, short people, white people, black people, I know people and I know a lot of them. Despite the hundreds of people in my outlook contacts I only count a handful of them as friends. I’m a private person and pride myself on keeping my personal life…personal. However, I have let a few people into my inner circle and value their opinions and greatly appreciate their presence in my life. We travel together, we laugh, we listen, we give advice; we’re there for each other. People are always quick to boost you up and just as quick, if not quicker, to tear you down. Despite the moderate amount of success I’ve had I can always count on them to treat me as a regular person and to keep me grounded when I began to think about acting out of pocket. No matter what’s going on in my life they’re there. Thanks friends!

I love all my friends equally but I have to give a special shout out to Dani. I’ve known this woman since I was 12 and we have been friends since we were in our teens. It’s safe to say that I love her like a “play cousin.” One of the reasons why I love her so much is because she’s ride or die. She was there before the ex, she was there while the ex was here and she has certainly been helpful after the break up. She never asks me for anything more than my time and good conversation. When she told me she was planning to fly to Chi-town to visit me I was excited. When she told me she booked her flight I was eager for her to get here. When she got here I was extremely ecstatic.

I have a good time when I’m out with my folks in the Chi, but they only know a side of me. Dani knows all of me, the good, the bad and everything in between, which makes it easy to be myself. She’s been here for 2 days already and we’ve had a blast. We’ve seen the city, gone out to eat, shopped, talk and our time spent together and going to revitalize my hustle and my focus on taking the next step. Being away from home, family and friends can weigh on me sometimes, especially with the 15 hour days I’ve been putting in as of late. The time away from the office, away from the grind and with Dani has helped me to see why I work as hard as I do and why my hustle isn’t just about me.

Thanks for visiting, thanks for spending time, thanks for listening, thanks for keeping it real, thanks for the LOVE!