This weekend I spent time with my beautiful sister. We shopped and chatted and caught up with each others lives and spent quality time with our friends. I ended the weekend with Sunday family dinner and was lucky enough to see my brother and his family for a few hours.
A few months ago I was listening to a podcast and a question was posed:
"What do you miss most about being 5 years old?"
I immediately thought of my siblings. I have an older brother and sister and so much of who I am is directly related to growing up with these characters in my daily life. They taught me to be strong, dramatic, loving, expressive, creative, joyful, and funny. They taught me to laugh from my belly, and to just cry it out. With them I learned about communication, conflict, forgiveness, giving and taking, commitment and unconditional love.
Ultimately, I know my brother and sister have my back. I walk through this world knowing that if I ever really needed anything at all, I could call them at any time of any day from anywhere in the world and have their full support. It really is beautiful to know that they love me in this way.
This morning I woke up to this song. It's one of my favourite 'cumbias' and the artist describes the little things that make life wonderful: the smell of the morning, the first taste of coffee, the colours of the sunset, and tequila of course!
I would add a line describing the joy that comes in walking through life with siblings by your side.
What do you miss most about being five? Could your siblings need a reminder of your gratitude for them today?
P.S. Luis and Carol- I hope you find this post inspiring. Feel free to go over our $50.00 + tax x-mas secret santa limit established yesterday if you were lucky enough to pick my name! ;)
Much love,
j
YA! This is my jam!
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