Both within the family and without, our sisters hold up our mirrors: our images of who we are and of who we can dare to be. - Elizabeth Fishel
This comes as a shock to no one - I prefer women with guts.
J, best friend of 12 years, and a real inspiration. This woman is living her dream right now, which is pretty much what most of Earth's population only talks about doing. She surfs and skis in the same weekend, plays outside for a living, and walks around with a perpetual tan. She and her boyfriend moved to San Diego two years ago with one car, no jobs, and a vision of living in an apartment near the beach. They rented the apartment, and are now even more successful than they were back East.
N - known her almost as many years as J, and I can probably tell you what she is wearing right now. By some ridiculous coincidence, we unwittingly dress like twins on a regular basis. My favorite memory of us is when I arrived at her wedding shower wearing the same exact outfit she had on. I offered to go home and change, but she proposed we just trade shoes instead because she liked mine better. Of course, I obliged. Well, N went on to divorce her now ex-husband just four months after the wedding. It takes some kind of courage to set aside pride, judgment, years of relationship history, not to mention all the money spent on the so-called "big day", and make that call.
C, MBA, spent a few years in corporate America doing sales and was feeling a change. I had only known her a couple months when she was presented with a new opportunity in wealth management. She told me that part of her thought process was "what would Karen do?" She thought I had guts, and that gave her the confidence make a move to a more rewarding career - which took more bravery than (I thought) I would ever have!
Our sisters hold up our mirrors. What we see in them, inspires us, and what they see in us, moves them. It's like a circle of empowerment! Seriously, women rock.
