Family, My Anchor
My anchor in life has been my family.
When I was a minor, I must say that my family anchored me, or at least gave it their all to do so.
As parents, they had a rather difficult job to accomplish this, but they did the best they could, and I feel they did a pretty darn good job. Then, to complete my family and further my grounding, came my two sisters, Kathy and Judy. This family of four was my anchor. I depended on them for my happiness, health, security, and above all, love.
Then, when I became a teenager, I still appreciated my family as those to keep me grounded. At that time, I also met my life partner, Art, and had yet another grounding factor. I must say I depended heavily on these people as my anchor. I had many decisions, such as what direction I would be best fit for in a job, whether or not to participate in school activities, and later on, whether or not to go on to school. Because of these people in my life, my decisions were influenced by them.
When I got married, my husband got transferred in his job. I couldn’t imagine my life without my anchors, my family, and a husband to boot. Then, along came two fabulous daughters to add to my anchor. Every one of them became extremely important in my life, and was the backbone of my adult decisions, thereby being my anchors.
It is important to have friends and acquaintances, but in my situation, when the shit hits the fan, it is family, or my anchor, that gets to help you sort it all out.
As the older members of this anchor pass on, you find your kids and the rest of your family get to fill the slots of your original anchor. Eventually, you probably find yourself without the original set, but hopefully, there will be friends and acquaintances who are willing to fill that role of being part of your anchor.
So, here’s to those who are willing to hold me up when the rest are gone, as we all need an anchor.
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