Some of my favorite people – fictional and non-fictional – are best friends.

• Oprah and Gayle
• Dorothy, Blanche, Rose and Sophia
• Lucy and Ethel
• Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
• Laverne and Shirley
• Pooh and Piglet

Some of them are best friends because clever writers fabricated their lives that way but some are the real things. The bond that all of these famous friends have in common is the love they share for their best friends. When we get busy and other things get in our way – it’s easy to become a less-than-fabulous friend. But never fear – I have a checklist on how to be a good friend always. Read more