A thought on gratitude

This morning I had lunch with two beautiful souls I met through work. One of them just transferred to another store, and the other is one I see probably once a week. We have all worked for our company for a good while and when you are not doing something you see as your "calling", it's easy to get tired of it. There is a weird type of bond that is formed by the people you work with. I can say after all of this, there is definitely a family unit mixed with the people we work alongside, because there's dysfunction in the functionality of how we work as a group. And I can definitely say I've made one life-long friend, the one that was there before even I started at my job. Beyond that, I've found my better-half, lover, and the best man I have ever known in my life through it. There is a lot to be grateful for. That being said, I should get to the point. 

Talking with these ladies this morning, we shared what was happening and what our future prospects are going to be. I have kept very very quiet about my next move in life. I have told the people closest to my heart and that's it. However, there was trust in this grouping this morning, there always had been. These two people were people I found myself telling personal things to in the past. Why? Because there's trust and there is comfort in someone knowing pieces of what makes your heart whole, and what makes your heart throb without knowing all the details of your being. What I have noticed is with the people I have thought of as friends, they know most of your mumblings and begin to write them off the longer they know you. Why? Because people get bored. It sounds harsh, but, it's true. Why do so many people have so little friends? Because we have fun with people and mistake that for something deeper than it is. These two I met up with this morning are older than me and have a completely separate lifestyle than me. But they are two strong women who have hearts that overflow. They gave me life and relationship advice for my next step. They were not overbearing and were tender with their words. I am grateful. I kept thinking about them the rest of the day because they gave me something so invaluable. Something as small as a breakfast became a practice of humility. I am humbled that I am in the presence of people like this.