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Sisters
I received this today and thought, what a great message to forward to all the AOIIs as well as all the other incredible women in my life! Thanks for being you!
A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, drinking iced tea and
visiting with her mother. As they talked about life, marriage, the
responsibilities of life and the obligations of adulthood; the mother
clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully. She turned a clear, sober
glance towards her daughter.
"Don't forget your Sisters", she advised, swirling the tea leaves to the
bottom of her glass. "They'll be more important to you as you get older.
No matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the
children you have, you are still going to need your Sisters. Remember to
go places with them now and then; do things with them. Remember that
Sisters mean ALL women - your girlfriends, your daughters, your sorority sisters
and all your other women relatives too. You'll need other women. Women always do."
What a funny piece of advice the young woman thought. Haven't I just got
married? Haven't I just joined the couple world? I'm now a married woman
for goodness sake! A grown-up! Surely my husband and the family we may
have will be all I need to make my life worthwhile! But...she listened to
her mother. She kept contact with her Sisters and made more women friends
each year. As the years tumbled by, one after another, she gradually came
to understand that her Mom really knew what she was talking about. As time
and nature work their changes and their mysteries upon a woman, Sisters are
the mainstays of her life.
After more than 60 years of living in this world - here is what she learned
- and it says it ALL.
Time passes.....
Life happens.....
Distance separates.....
Children grow up.....
Jobs come and go.....
Love waxes and wanes.....
Men don't do what they're supposed to do.....
Hearts break.....
Parents die.....
Colleagues forget favors.....
Careers end.....
BUT....Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are
between you.
A girlfriend is never farther away than need can reach. When you have to
walk that lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself, the women in
your life will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on, praying for you,
pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at
the valley's end.
Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you or come in
and carry you out.
Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, sisters,
sisters-in-law, sorority sisters, Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunties, Nieces, cousins and
extended family all bless our life!! The world wouldn't be the same
without women and neither would I. When we began this adventure called
womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead.
Nor did we know how much we would need each other.
Every day, we need each other still.
Pass this on to women who help make your life meaningful.... I just did.
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