As I headed out on my morning bus run today, I realized that I had not spoken to my brother all weekend. Since I had a few minutes as I waited for the bus to warm up, I took the opportunity to reach out and catch up.
He was driving a friend to the airport so we didn't rally get a chance to chat. It did make me stop and think about this one very vital relationship  particularly in regards to  my business and professional life.
This friend started out as a business acquaintance many years ago.
They still do business.....but more importantly they are friends for life.
So why am I sharing this with you?
Because this is a part of my life that is missing.
No not the making friends part.
The brother/partner part.
Let me explain.
I have often described my working relationship with my brother and partner as the relationship between the straw in your drink and the napkin that sits alongside that drink.
My brother Eliot is the straw that stirs the drink.
Stirring makes all of the components blend together into perfection.
Inevitably while stirring there is often a spill. That's when the napkin becomes really important.
I am that napkin.
It's a perfect relationship.
With out the napkin,the spill becomes a mess.
Without the straw, there is no real need for the  napkin to do much.
When you look up you see the sky.
He is the bright blue sky with all of it's infinite possibilities . 
When you look down,you will always find your legs firmly planted on the ground below.
I am that bedrock.
Call it the straw and the napkin .
Call it Heaven and Earth.
I call it really important to me.