Women who work together ... feel together

Of late, it seems that I've been noticing a strange pattern among the women that I spend so much time with during the week.  These women are 5 of the kindest, most beautiful and considerate women I've ever met in my life.  We all have become extremely close since beginning our work together in January.  The last 11 months have probably been some of the most enjoyable, happiest months I've had in a very long time.  Coming in to work to see these ladies each day is a blessing and an honor. 

Lately, it seems as though we've developed some sort of strange sympathetic alignment.  I can't think of what else to call it.  None of us come to work and treat each other badly, so the cliche 'misery loves company' does not really apply.  It's deeper than that it seems.  It's less of a spoken thing and more of an alignment of emotions.  When one of us is down, the other 5 seem to be experiencing the same feeling. 

We all have so many things in common, the most prevalent being the fact that we each strive to do a good job and want to please.  It is amazing how each one of us takes such full responsibilty for everything we do that the idea that we've hurt, let down, or disappointed one of our coworkers is unbearable and will likely bring us to tears.  We certainly do not work in a world of 'stepping on you to get to the top.'  Nope, we all feel that when (when not if) ... when we get to the top, we will all have done it together and will stand there congratulating each other and making sure credit is given to the other 5.  Could it be true that real teamwork still exists?

Anyway, with all that's been going on, I count my blessings everyday that I have such a loving, warm environment to go to when I trudge into work on Monday morning.  The certainty that work will uplift me, even when I'm lower than down is a surreal feeling.  To all my sweet, sweet ladies that I work with, I love you each dearly and truly feel that our being brought together was done so by a force much greater than us so that we can support eachother by knowing that we are all (scarily) alike.  Our compassion and kindness will get us far (even when it doesn't seem like it, I believe this). 

At such a time in my life, when I'm beginning to realize how important it is to surround yourself with intelligent, professional, kind, loving, compassionate women, I realize how lucky I am to have one a place next to these 5.  They are teaching me every day that I am valuable.  That I am worthy.  That I should stand up for myself.  And that I am perfectly imperfect and that's okay.