November 2, 2026

Over the weekend, I spent some time with my extended family. On that side, I mean EXTENDED. It’s a big family compared to the other side: aunts, uncles and lots and lots of cousins! I didn’t grow up knowing this crowd very well after my parents divorced. It wasn’t until more recently that we all started spending more time together. I was welcomed in to the tribe as if I had always been there, not a beat skipped! I have a belief that we are ALL connected by some universal thread or consciousness, but the familial tie shows up a little different. I can feel it - and I can’t help but see it too. When I look around at everyone, it is still funny to me to see parts of my all too familiar face in their faces too. I have a friend that has a similar circumstance, losing touch with a side of her family through divorce then reuniting as an adult. We’ve talked a lot about what a gift it is to gain a whole group of people in which you already have an inherit foundation. In my case, I’ve scored huge. I am thankful to be part of this posse and to feel a puzzle piece fall into place that I didn’t even know was missing.