Who is in your circle? Your inner circle. Your circle of trust. Think about it. I know a lot of people and tend to make friends pretty easily. But when I think about it not many of these people make it into my inner circle. Realistically only about a handful of people fall within my circle of trust, including family and friends.
My mom is one of those people. This past weekend the Pope came to Philly. With him came extra security, a lot of road closures, and inconvenience for us locals. I found out that the Build Your Influence Summit was also happening this weekend in the Poconos and jump at the chance to go on a Popecation. So what does this have to do with my inner circle or my mom’s residence within it?
Over the last year my mom’s battle with Cancer has slowed her down some physically and I don’t feel comfortable leaving her alone for extended periods. That means for the 2nd time within a month I drug her along to a blog conference. She does not blog at all. So that meant for hours while I learned how to make Chasing Joy a better experience for you and a better business for me she was either alone in the room or hanging out in the hotel lobby.
At the end of the conference yesterday as I hurried to the lobby to meet her so we could leave (we’d had to check out of the room 6 hours before the conference ended) I could not help but think about how much I appreciated her. She never complained once about being bored. She knows that Chasing Joy is my passion. She supports me. She encourages me and is willing to be inconvenienced in support of my dreams. That’s why she is in my inner circle, my circle of trust.
Building positive relationships is a key component to having a Joyful life. Figure out who is in your inner circle. Show appreciation, generosity and support. Nurture those relationships. Recognize the joy that they bring.
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Having a great support system is so important. Sounds like you are really blessed!
Yes I am The Mommy-Files. I don't have a lot of people in my support system. But the people I have are awesome.
Sounds like your mom is awesome! My mom is my biggest cheerleader to!
ACM'smommy aren't moms the best!?!?
I know where you are coming from with your mom and her cancer. My mom had breast cancer in 1999 and she kicked it's butt!
Love reading this post and seeing how special your relationship with your mom is 🙂
My circle of 'trust' is quite small and I'm definitely OK with that, sending healing vibes and white light to your mom!
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Having a circle of trusted friends can make all the difference in the world. And moms can often be our besties! I really loved this post. Sending positive thoughts to you and your mom.
I agree that having an inner circle is so very important. My mom is part of that circle for me as well.
It sounds like you and your mom are both a great support to each other. I lean on my own mother quite a bit for support.
Friends are my rock in difficult times. I rely on them so much for support
I have a small circle of friends that i trust with everything. It is so important to have a good support system.
Thats really great that your mom supports you and comes along with you without complaining. I wish her well in her health struggle. My father is my most trusted advisor and the person I go to first in anything.
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This has always been so hard for me. I don't relate with many other women, and other moms seem to really dislike how many kids I have. So my friendships? Are mostly online with like moms. – Jeanine
It's so important to have a group of friends you can trust and let your hair down with. …be honest with. It's great to have friends like that.
I am a pretty positive person and it drives me nuts when others are not positive. I like to be around others that think nice positive thoughts too.
I love this post! Thank you for sharing your circle of trust with us today! Sending prayers for your mom and you!
It sounds like you guys have an awesome relationship. People who help each other through tough situations are who you need in the circle of trust!
I agree that you need a tight-knit circle of trust to fall back on when needed. I wish my mom could attend blogging conferences and events with me. Usually, she's the one helping care for my little ones so I can attend.
Your mom sounds so sweet and supportive! I am sorry that she is battling cancer.
A "popecation" made me giggle! I call my core my "committee!"
It's so important to have a core group of people that you can always count on no matter what, whether it's to help you through a hard time or just to laugh with.
I think it is great that you have such a wonderful support system. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have my family and close friends.
I think it is great that you have such a wonderful support system. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have my family and close friends.
I think it's truly important to surround yourself with positive people. It makes life that much better!