Sharing Each Other’s Cycles of Life
The cycles of our lives take us through many emotional roller coasters as we reach the many milestones on our journey. When you have a family, a circle of friends, live within a community, and extend relationships into the workplace you find you are intertwined in the lives of so many people. Hopefully your core is strong within a tightly woven family structure be that large or small. That is the place from where you draw your real strength and your true passion. It is the place you can always rely on and where you turn for your truest happiness. Now imagine extending beyond your core into your circle of friends, community, and those you work with. Not only does your relationship grow between each other, but you start to share each others’ lives as well. The expression “it takes a village” takes on a whole new meaning. A phone call, an email, an invitation, are all gestures to extend yourself beyond your core to be part of a much bigger circle. We come to rely on our social network as the emotional fuel we all need to move through our cycles of life. After all, what is a wedding celebration or a birth of a baby without those around us to share our blessings? Birthday parties, graduations, and let’s not forget the sadness and tragedies we each must bear at some time or another, all need to be shared with the extended circles in our lives. When these opportunities present themselves jump in and take part whenever you possibly can. Accept an invitation, show your enthusiasm for someone else’s joy, and lend a kind word to ease your friend’s sorrow when necessary. Think twice about saying no and hesitate less when it comes to saying yes. Be part of the cycles of life of your family, your friends, and your community around you. Enjoy each others’ celebrations, feel great about each others’ blessings, and be there to comfort when the time comes. You cannot live your life as an island nor should you. The richness and satisfaction will fill your life with lots of smiles and good feelings. Just think about what it will do for all the others around you who also feel blessed to have you in their lives. Here’s to many cycles, celebrations, and as few moments of sadness as absolutely necessary.
by
Susan Koslovsky