It took me too long to realize this, but I finally figured this out.

Women are women’s best advocates. Growing up, I saw other women as competition: for boyfriends, for grades, for parental approval. I would feel bad about myself if someone was prettier/smarter/more accomplished than me.  And that meant automatically I couldn’t be friends with them because they were better than me.  Instead, I was snarky, bitchy, and cold as the ultimate defense mechanism.

So when I saw this Instagram, I loved it. How great is it that these four accomplished actresses have figured out already that their friendship is precious enough to withstand the insecurities, the envy, the competitiveness of the world?

If you already figured this out, great.  If you were like me, change your perspective.  You’ll be the happier for it.