Family

“I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be.”

Joan Didion

Song: Precious Love by James Morrison

Article: How to Stop Languishing and Start Finding Flow by Adam Grant

Thought: Family isn’t biology. A family (small f) might be but Family (big F) is so much more.

Family:

• Throws you a party for a special day. Brings you to a party to meet their friends.
• Is a text out of the blue to say “how are you?” and “I’m just thinking about you.”
• Takes an adventure into the desert.
• Sees your favorite bands with you even if they’ve never heard of them.
• Enjoys fireworks over a lake.
• Tells you “it will be okay, you can do it” when you think it won’t end.
• Shares a song or show or book or app.
• Helps you find a place to puke.
• Tells you they will pray for you.
• Lets you call and cry, swear, and scream.
• Says “I’m sorry” and “I forgive you.”
• Takes and shares a photo to capture the magic of the moment.
• Supports your dreams, goals and change with enthusiasm.
• Tells you “I love you.”

I don’t need family but I couldn’t live without Family.