Birds of a feather?

Hello Darling,

So, one thing that is extremely important is understanding the importance of surrounding yourself with positive  people who bring out the best in you! It wasn't until I read Pink Lips and Empty Hearts by Heather Lindsey and listened to a sermon at Alfred Street Baptist Church in VA about not wasting the time you are blessed with on something or somebody who doesn't bring you closer to pursuing your purpose that I opened my eyes and started seeing the importance of surrounding myself with people who better me or bring out the best in me. 

Ladies, I know you know that saying birds of a feather flock together. Well in my opinion, that saying doesn't mean you must be like someone if you hangout with him/ her. I really feel like it means that the more you hangout with a person the more you begin having similar characteristics as him/ her. I don't know about you all but my best friends from when I was younger and I used to talk very similarly. And, that was not purposely or anything it was just because we were around one another so much that we began acting alike down to the way that we spoke! 

Well it goes the same way with the people that we hangout with now! The reason why your friends are a representation of you is because you may not know it but we are influenced by the people we surround ourselves with! If you surround yourself with intelligent and driven individuals, then you usually automatically will start acting more driven as well.

I'm not saying we should start cutting people off, but if someone really isn't bringing out the best in you, is bringing you back instead of pushing you forward, and is always throwing negative comments and emotions towards you then you need to reconsider the amount of time you are around him/ her. 

It's not just our friends we need to checkout! We all need to make sure we are bringing positivity to our friends as well! 

So, the people we surround ourselves with is really important.

And remember, ladies, Stay C.L.A.S.S.S.Y ;)

--Alyssa Louise McCall

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