A Crowded Room of Support

Think of how many friends you've ever made in your entire life: your preschool BFF, your church choir buddies, your neighborhood pals, your high school gang, your comrade from your first job; I'm sure if you thought about it for a while, it would be at least fifty people.

Imagine them all in a room together, even if you haven't seen them since you were four years old. This is an enormous amount of people who you've played with, joked with, and enjoyed their company. And they've all cared deeply about you at some point in time, as you have cared about them.

That makes you a people expert. You're great at meeting strangers (after all, they were all strangers at some point) and befriending them. You are a communication guru, well-versed in listening and speaking in ways that bring joy, wisdom, and clarity into any situation. You are experienced in forgiving and being forgiven. You are an expert in your own life experiences and you've loved your pals so well, you've lived some of their experiences too.

So today is nothing new at all. You can meet new folks, communicate with them, plan and work with them, ask for help, and joke around. After all, you have a figurative crowded room of folks who have your back.