08-15-2011, 02:55 PM
I have been thinking lately. Our tribal ways are fading. The truth is, we can't get anything done unless we have people supporting us. We thrive on a band of loved ones who are with us to celebrate the day we stood up to our boss and walked out- sure, it could be a tragedy of career... but, the triumph, the personal explosion of freedom, we should all cheer and celebrate our loved ones during these times as a unit.
I have grown up all alone. In my years trying to build family, I am beginning to see how life really works. We don't do anything of ourself. We accomplish things only as much as we receive support from others. In this way, it behooves us to go about what people believe in us to achieve (positive of course). If you ever find yourself in a position where people you know for a fact love you are encouraging you to take some step you are unsure of, take a moment and consider that their love for you is the most important, not failure. If you have people around you who, in one unified voice, tell you they see you doing something, do it.
I don't have that group (in-laws being the biggest challenge... ten years and I'm just starting to establish SOMEthing), and I need to find that group. I need to be in that group for others that I love and others that I will find to love.
I have grown up all alone. In my years trying to build family, I am beginning to see how life really works. We don't do anything of ourself. We accomplish things only as much as we receive support from others. In this way, it behooves us to go about what people believe in us to achieve (positive of course). If you ever find yourself in a position where people you know for a fact love you are encouraging you to take some step you are unsure of, take a moment and consider that their love for you is the most important, not failure. If you have people around you who, in one unified voice, tell you they see you doing something, do it.
I don't have that group (in-laws being the biggest challenge... ten years and I'm just starting to establish SOMEthing), and I need to find that group. I need to be in that group for others that I love and others that I will find to love.