If life has treated you right, you've experienced the unique emotional bond that is part of having a sister. Regardless if you are a guy or girl, a sister is a friend, confidant, support-system and cherished companion. There is no other human being on the planet like your sister - even if you have a bunch of them. No one can take her place. Although in earlier years I didn't cherish my sister for the remarkable person she was and is, I do now and I am blessed beyond words to have her in my life.
But this isn't about that special sister by blood nor is it about replacing her. This is more about perception, indirect branding and who, given the power, you would like to have as a sister. This can't be a person who you personally know however, or one who you have interacted with online.
So, whether or not you are a girl or guy, who would you like to have as a sister and why?My choice, based solely upon the works of hers that I've read, is Julia Cameron. As an author, Julia has revealed much about her personal life and, in ways that I am not like my own sister, there are many things that I don't share with Julia. Although I am not in her league, we do share the ability to absorb life, run it through our personal filters and watch it come out the wet end of our pens. I would so cherish the ability to pick up the phone, call her and rap about life and writing in a casual, sibling type of way.
As I said, this exercise is more about perception and indirect branding. I do have women in my life who I consider as sisters, who I can call up and rap about life and writing and who I am most thankful for.
Who would you like to have as a sister today?
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