Diversity of Friends

I am lucky enough to have a lot of friends, but I am even luckier to have a diverse group of friends. I have friends who are younger and those that are older. I have friends who are wealthy and those who live well with less. I have straight friends, gay friends and friends that I am not sure which category they really fall in. I have single friends, married friends, "committed" friends and those who should be committed. I have friends with children, those without and those who wish they had them. (The picture is me with my friends' kids this past week - they are funny, weird, and smart. The youngest kept asking for me today - how great is it to be missed by a three year old? These kids are great!)

I have friends who are white, black, Latin, and European. I have friends who are there for me no matter what, those who laugh at my jokes, those who push me to be a better person and, conversely, I have friends who judge me, those who hurt me, and those who disappoint me - people are human and so am I.

I have friends who are Republican and those who are Democrats. I have friends who are artists, friends who are farmers and ranchers, friends who are scientists, friends who are politicians, and friends who are stay at home moms.

The point is that I have a rich and diverse network of people I interact with. The more diverse this circle, the more I learn and grow from them. I am very fortunate to have the friends that I do. I am fortunate that my friends add so much to my life by being so different from me.

Is your world rich and diverse?