I have this friend.
I sat across from her tonight at dinner while she ran herself down.
And my heart broke a little.
Because she is so utterly amazing.
She makes me smile just by being herself. She makes me laugh until I pee. She is kind and thoughtful. And she is beyond loyal.
And the things she runs herself down for...God they are just...nothing. Small. Insignificant in the amazingness that is her.
Nothing to ME, but huge to her.
And I wish I could tell her without crying how amazing she is. And how much I adore her. And how she fills this place in my life that I didn't know was so very empty.
And how wonderful of a mother she is. So thoughtful and so conscious of her words and deeds. How loving and protective.
She is amazing. She is wonderful. And I adore her and love her.
But I can't convince her. I can't make her see because she has been conditioned to think that her small flaws are WHO SHE IS.
And they are so not. Not even remotely.
She is gorgeous. She is somebody I can call at 3 in the morning. She is THERE. No matter what.
So how do I tell her these things, and how do I make her see what I see?
The beauty.
The intelligence.
The kindness that draws people to her.
The love she gives.
All of this is who she is...nothing else. Just these things.
God made her so beautiful. He made her perfect. And he gave her an amazing heart.
I love her so very very much.
And if she runs herself down again, I will tell her these things. No matter if it gets through or not. No matter that I can't talk through the tears that come because I can't believe she doesn't see what I see.
I wll tell her until she believes. And I will pray that God gives my words more weight than what her own mind tells her.
