Day 39

          Some of us are lucky when it comes to our families. They are love unconditionally. Others, are unlucky. They are born into terrible homes. The majority of us fall somewhere in between. There are good and bad members of the family, and we all try to make it work. The holiday season has been commercialize and I have grown to hate it, because to me, the holidays are about family. This year has been particularly rough because I don't have anyone to spend the holidays with. So, I don't mind working, but I really do miss my family (as crazy as they are). Today, I found out my mother might be able to make it out to Colorado the weekend before New Years. I will have to work while she is here, but I will have the mornings off so I can spend time with her. Despite a rough 5 year patch when we were at each other's throats, my mother and I have been very close. I talk to her almost daily now. I try to talk to my grandmother once a week. My brother and I are even starting to speak a little more. My friends are also my family, so I try to speak to them when I can. It is not always a guarantee that the people you love will contact you back, my father never did. But when someone chooses to contact you, that is the beginning of what could be a beautifully close relationship. Be sure to only contact those who are not poisonous to your life. Life should be full of beauty, not pain.

Lesson:

We chose who we are close to, make an effort to stay in contact with those you love.