Family is more than biology

To the majority of people family means mother, father, siblings etc. My life is just a little different. My parents are deceased and I have lost track of any surviving uncles, aunts or cousins. In recent years I have realized that family is much more than biology. Friends are what make us most of my family today. hey are the people in my life who really care about my welfare and take the time to see the person I have become. They not only see that person, but encourage me to be even better than I am.

Living in a small town has created a sense of family that is difficult to accomplish in a big city. Because I have been involved in my community as a volunteer for many years I have acquired a multitude of friends from all walks of life. It gives me a warm feeling to go into a store and have people not only know who I am, but stop to talk to me.

My family increased by leaps and bounds when I decided to open a Facebook account. Wow talk about a big family! I am amazed at the number of souls who have sent friend requests over the years. Of course, as with anything the relationships are sometimes short lived and some do not work out at all. The two most important words on Facebook are confirm, meaning to give formal approval and delete, meaning to destroy or take out. Oh what power one finger possesses.

If you don't take delete personally, it all works out in the end. When you think about the millions of possibilities for friendship one delete is a minuscule drop in the bucket. When this happens I just move on and seek a healthier connection. Today I am grateful that I have such a colorful conglomeration of universal family members. They add strength and positive energy to my being every single day. If it were not for the love my friends provide I would be a very lonely soul.