There’s a reason we love sitcoms like “Sex and the City” and “Friends.”
We wish WE had a friendship group like that.
We love watching close-knit groups of friends go through life together, deal with challenges together, disagree and debate each other, and remain close through it all.
In real life, few friendship groups stand the test of time.
People move away. They get married. They get busy. They lose touch.
But if there’s one thing I know…
It’s that having a sisterhood is your “secret weapon” in life and love.
Your sisters are your posse.
They’re the friends who get you. The ones who never shame you. The ones that jump on the wagon when you’re trying a new diet or exercise program.
Your posse has its problems – of course it does, no one is perfect – but it’s dependable. You can count on each of your sisters to be exactly who she is, no better and no worse.
In my book The Pleasure Principle, I talk about the importance of forming a Pleasure Posse.
This is a group of women accountable to each other for taking time for pleasure in their lives.
Because if we don’t give each other permission, we won’t do it. Taking time to do something just because it gives us pleasure feels selfish… and it shouldn’t.
I also suggest taking on the mantle of Pleasure Planner.
Be the person in your group who sees fun things to do and invites the others.
Because friendship groups often succumb to inertia. Everyone’s busy. Most of the action happens in the group chat. No one thinks of getting together until someone – maybe you? – makes a suggestion.
I believe in the power of sisterhood.
That’s why I’m so proud of my community of Brilliant Babes over at Your Brilliance.
We’ve been building our community for 8 years now, and thousands of women receive my weekly emails.
I’ve got to hear their stories, share in their successes, and commiserate with their struggles.
