Girlfriends

Women need women. For sharing, for sanity, for venting. Book a date for coffee today with a friend. We don’t know how much we need it until we do it. It is so hard to find balance and time. But to have balance you need to make the time. Then use that time to talk the hard talks, and to tell the long version.

The network of information we have, the empathy we carry is the best social network around. If you can take off your responsibility hat too and truly relax, that is even better. Almost like a little bit of childhood given back.

My sister in law, myself and our husbands went to Niagara Falls once. The boys were the voice of reason, but the mom hats came off….those hats had been on our heads for a very long time and we had such a memorable night. So much laughter, we still talk about it!

It gives us a chance to see what it’s like in another person’s shoes. Just like heads of corporations, brainstorming solutions. We see value in each other, lend our listening ears and be a sounding board for ideas. Simple or complex situations, you can feel truly heard.

This is no discredit to our families. They certainly do all these things. This is just to add perspective, and remove the bias. You can only gain so much information about dementia, rashes, ulcers, from within your family because your exposure is the same. Sometimes outside the box, is better for gaining alternative solutions for our lives.