A Colorado study involving 245 pregnant women in the 1970s, tracing the path of their children, concluded that "all of the results strongly suggest that our environment plays as big - if not bigger - a role as heredity in shaping personality and intelligence. What it is saying is that whatever that environmental influence is, it doesn't have a lot to do with parents. It's something else, and [the conclusion] is that that something else is the influence of peers." -- Malcolm Gladwell
Better yet, we get to choose our peers. Are they happy? Energetic? Respectful? Sensitive?
Here are the people (outside of work) that I spend the most time with, either in person or online:
Dena
Leadership McLean County alumni
Sports teams (sand volleyball, soccer, softball, flag football)
Troy and Dona
In all, that's some fifty people who always leave me feeling a little bit better as a person and better about the world when I'm with them. The inevitable waves that rock the boat come and go almost harmlessly with such a strong base of support.
We become what we surround ourselves with. We choose our own happiness.
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