FAMILY!

(Chinese); familia (Spanish); ohana (Hawaiian); famiglia (Italian); famille (French);

(American Sign Language)

What is family? Family is defined in the dictionary as: any group of persons closely related by blood, as parents, children, uncles, aunts, and cousins.

To me, family are the people who love and care about you; who accept you for who you are regardless of your shortcomings or achievements; who accept the sad times, the angry times, the happy times and all the in-between times. They are a shoulder to lean on, a hand to hold and arms that you fit into perfectly. Family picks you up when you've fallen, brushes you off with a hug and an "it'll be ok". Family loves you unconditionally, no judgment. Family knows that even if you haven't been in touch for a while, that you still think of them and love them.

Family can be your blood relatives, friends, co-workers, whomever fits the above description. I feel very fortunate to have the blood family and the work family that I have!