About Family. . .

Somewhere around age 18, when my nuclear family just kind of melted away, I adopted the idea that there are all kinds of family.   For me, my close friends became my family:  my shelter, my comfort, my confidantes.

Throughout the years I came to recognize that family takes on many different forms and definitions, both in the nuclear sense and in the larger sense.   Family is those with whom we surround ourselves. It is those in whom we confide.   It is those who shelter us from not only the weather, but emotional storms.    It is those with whom we celebrate.   Those with whom we joke.

It is those that care.

And there is family everywhere.

I recognize that I have many families.  First and foremost, my nuclear family which is irreplaceable.  But I still have my family of very good friends.   And for the purpose of a leadership blog, let me say I few words about my work family.

Throughout the years, I have been so privileged and lucky and honored to work alongside some of the very best people I could imagine.  We disagreed.  We agreed.  We listened.  We accomplished.

We worked hard.

And in no small measure, we recognized that we became bonded together.

The work family is a great gift.  If you don't have one - find one.  If you can't find one - create one.  How?  Be vulnerable.   Be authentic.    Be truthful.    Be caring.    Be there.

Because families are a great gift indeed.

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