Support (If It's Not Love, Then It's The Bomb)

After I posted the article, "Being Gay At Work" on this blog. I received a good number of comments and emails with words of gratitude and support. One of these messages came in a text from my father. I quote, "...liked your blog but you did not mention the support you receive from your family."  True, I didn't.

So let's make it official: my family rocks.

It has not always been easy.  But as it stands today, my father, my mother, my brother and sister-in-law accept me for who I am and who I partner with.  Even my 5-year nephew (who rocks unconditionally) calls my partner Uncle. Without their support I would have lived my life how I saw fit anyway.  But with their support, it makes it much easier. 

This is true for anything.  Whether it be something that is inherent in you, or if it's something you want to change in your life. 
Do you want to change careers?
Do you want be a blog writer?
Do you want to expand your network and meet new people? 
Do you just want to be better in your life? 
All of it can be done on your own.  But without support from someplace, it's difficult and over time can become increasingly tiresome.

As I have aged, I have become wiser.  I have surrounded myself with great support in my personal and work lives. I'm also less tolerant.  If you are not a supportive force in my life, then I'm moving on.

As we move through this economic downtime and period of greater reflection, now is a good time to take stock in who is your support system. 
If you're out of work, who is helping you and who is shunning you because you have less income?
If you want to explore a new venture, who is cheering you on and who is afraid you are changing from the person you once were? 
Who have you helped endlessly in the past and who are those that cannot be bothered to return the favor?

Think about it, measure it and make the wise decision about the support you receive.

All in all, your support should be singing this song to you (herein lies the meaning of the article's title):

Ask - The Smiths

For the video of the song, click here