I finished reading The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama. A fantastic follow-up to her best-seller Becoming, Mrs. Obama talks about how we can harness our inner brightness to become our best selves.

So many learnings, but the one I loved the most was the idea of a Kitchen Table. It’s the idea of investing in enduring friendship. Loved ones who keep showing up—in closeness, in commitment, in compromise, and even in fatigue. Those who would sit around your kitchen table.

Michelle, with a funny metaphor, says to find barnacles. A social convoy that will stick with you in rough tides; stalwart and unshakeable. And when you need help, they can take the pieces of you and give them back in the right order.

Immense gratitude for these types of friends in my life (with a special shout-out to one in particular: Anam Lotia, who gifted me this book too!). Hope you have the gift of these friendships at your table too.

“We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond.” Gwendolyn Brooks