Why am I always suprised when....

... a touching moment happens between myself and some one who is not in my immediate circle of friends.
In fact I have had 2 of these moments with 2 of the ladies I work with at this new office.
One was with this lovely lady who is one of those people who has an incredible sense of identity. Strong and funny.
Then there is a young newlywed (literally got married 2 weeks ago) who is coming into her own as a step parent.
Both of these women seem to have a strong understanding of hurt and having their world turned upside down. Both of these women have held it together and continue to live out their day to day lives with out even the slightest moment of weakness.

One has crones, it affected her life to the point where she had to have her bowels removed.
She looks healthier than I do. (I know that doesn't say much), but she looks to be in perfect health. She jokes and laughs about everything that comes her way. She doesn't seem to get upset very easily.

The is young and looks so vibrant. It could just be that she is still all bubbly from her recent nuptials, but I think she is just naturally like that.
Today we talked a little about body image, and how she doesn't see what other see about her figure. I could totally relate. I think I look like I weigh at least 500 lbs, but others around me say that I have a nice shape.
I look in the mirror in horror every day, others say I look nice.
She battles these same issues. It felt good to be able to speak to some one actually understands, this is not to say that my friends don't understand because they go through similar things with self image, but they are younger, A GAZZILION times THINNER, and more beautiful than I ever could hope to be.
Any how, I just felt that it was awesome to be able to bond a little with the people I work with, especially considering the horror story of a work place I had come from.
It's just nice to work with people that you have something in common with... Regardless of what it may be. Commonality is a good thing.

There is also another sweet girl who works here, and with whom I spend most of my time with at the office. She is smart and has a good sence of who she is, and what she believes in. I can say that I am glad to know people who have ideals.

So far so good.
:D

Cheers to my new work mates.