Tribal attributes

A tribe: a place of being, connection, family, sharing a similiar perspective, living together in harmony....these are what I have discovered in the last year in my home town of Jericho. We are all part of a certain tribe, whether it be religious, political, social, or ancestrial. I love my tribe. I am lucky to live in an area that allows my tribe to exist. Where else can you call upon one of your fellow friends and have them drop everything for you, and aid or assist. Vermont is a wonderful state to behold tribes.

The other day I was feeling tired, sick and needed to rest but could not. My tribe entered...can I take the kids for awhile, do you need anything, dinner a drink, a talk. It was so welcoming to have this at my fingertips. It left me smiling, in the lowest part of my day, I was smiling and feeling good, because of my tribe.

Recently had my entire life taken from me, my social security number, license, bank cards, photos of my children....a locked car is no safer then an unlocked car. It makes for an awful empty feeling....someone knows me, and I don't know them. Creepy, frustrating and angry. But I have my tribe, my family, searching for hours to look for items the perpatrators left, my sister whom had traveled an hour away and called to see how I was dealing, my friends letting me know they cared and were there for me. This is a great feeling...and I thank everyone of them for being there. I want them to know that I will be there for them.

To feel connected to such wonderful people creates a warmth that every soul should experience. It is contagious and makes you want to spread that fuzzy feeling everywhere. The people who invented the saying "what goes around comes around", were not stupid...I have faith in my tribe and they in me and I believe we will all be taken care of in our next world, whatever that may in-tale. I am grateful for such a loving family, even though at times the house rocks, and things get misunderstood, or mis-spoken. In the end we want to do good, we like harmony, peace and love. This is my tribe and I am proud to be a part of theirs.