TRIBE OF LOVE
Love comes
in many forms. The love of parents, brother or sister or any relative, husband or wife, the love
of doing something that is satisfying to you, the love of self. While many
might think this is selfish to love yourself, but if you don’t love yourself it
is hard to truly and completely love another. To love your self is to put
yourself first. It is imperative you take care of yourself physically and
emotionally. Put yourself first always so you can be the best friend, daughter,
wife, husband, sister & member of the Tribe, etc.
Today I’m
going to talk about my love of my tribe. We all have a tribe. You may not call
it that, but it is that special circle of friends. The ones you can tell
anything to and they don’t judge you, they help you if you need help and listen
if that’s what you need. They are the ones who are there to help you up when
you fall.
Of course
that love goes both ways. You help them and listen to them too.
I love this
quote:
From Anne Lamott, ““One secret of life is that the reason life
works at all is that not everyone in your tribe is nuts on the same day.
Another secret is that laughter is carbonated holiness”
My tribe
consists of my sister, Sarah in Mulino, my friend, Judith, in Portland, and my dear friend, Louise who lives in KS. They are the inter-circle of my tribe. I can,
and do tell them about what’s worrying me or ask them for advice, and we also laugh
together. They are my go to for personal advice. They are also, fun to be with.
The rest of
my tribe are my writer friends here in Bend, OR. And my writer friends on the Rose
City writing loop. We all encourage each other in our writing and share useful
information we’ve found, and boost up each other when we get a rejection from
an editor or agent, or a comment on a contest we’ve entered was harsh. After
all, our books are our babies!
My Bend, OR tribe, which includes Paty our long distance member, and I get together a few times a month for coffee or lunch, and talk writing, share what’s, what with
our lives, and we always have a few good laughs!
Laughter
is the best medicine-this affirmation
was first recorded this way in the late 20th century. This is not a modern day concept. The same idea can be found in the bible in Proverbs 17:22, “A merry heart doeth good like a
medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the bones.”
I get so much love from
all these ladies that are members of my tribe. I love them all dearly. I wouldn’t
be the same without them in my life.
So thank you dear
tribe, you all know who you are.
My wish for all of you
out there in the land of internet is to live, love, laugh and be happy!
And hold your tribe
close to your heart.
Do you have
a tribe?
