Totem Pole

I've been tagged... 5 times! (Make a girl feel loved why dontcha! ^_~)
I've been so busy that I've barely been able to sneak in my 365 blogs each day, so I'm condensing the tags into 1.

Sorry it's taken me so long to post, but here we go!

The Amazing Bruce created a new game tag called Totem Pole... in his own words.....

Certain Native American tribes used totem poles. These poles were usually used to bless individual dwellings and, essentially, consisted of a stack of carved figures representing items that were revered. They could be persons, animals and other objects. A popular adage that comes from this is "low man on the totem pole" meaning that the poor schmuck on the bottom, holding up all the others. Ironically, this showed our poor cultural understanding since the figure on the bottom was the most important since it actually touched the earth, so was closest to nature and spirits. Here's the game. What persons, animals, concepts or objects would make up your personal totem pole. It can be as many or as few as you wish. I would prefer that you follow the true spirit, meaning the most important "totem" would be on the bottom. I would also like you to include a brief explanation of each totem. Finally, once completed, I'd like for you to send my explanation along to ten other persons, tagging them to explain their own totem poles.

5. My Friends -

"A friend is a hand that is always holding yours, no matter how close or far apart you may be. A friend is someone who is always there and will always, always care. A friend is a feeling of forever in the heart."

When I think about my friends the best of them pass through my heart with memories. During a lot of dark times, they made me laugh. I don't know what I would be today without the love of my friends.

4. My Siblings -

"When I count my blessings, the greatest of my joys, Our parents gave us siblings, instead of rooms of toys."

My siblings have been the most influential people in my life. Being the eldest of 6, and having irresponsible parents, I took care of them from a very young age. I wouldn't be the person I am if I hadn't had them to focus on and care for.

3. My Daughters -

"A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future."

My life revolves around these two beautiful little girls. Every day I look at them and feel as if I have been given a priceless gift that only I will ever know.

2. My Husband -
"A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we're pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person we're safe in our own paradise. Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we're two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we've found the right person. Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life." ~ Richard Bach

This man knows me completely. He's my best friend and my soulmate. I can't say it better than Bach did.

1. Myself -

"You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy."

Not the body who you can meet for coffee, or the owner of the hands typing these words. I'm talking about the me that is in my head ~ the voice that only I hear, the thoughts that only I think, the impulses that only I know. I am talking about the woman inside that I answer to each day. She's had lifetimes of experience, and overcome every obstacle, learning each step of the way. It took me a long time to notice, but I think she's pretty awesome.

Not a lot of surprises in there, but I love this totem pole.