Who’s Your Wolf

In the movie Pulp Fiction, there’s a scene that almost perfectly details my current situation. Since February I haven’t been able to work. This accident has left me partially disabled and while I am recovering, normalcy is still aloof. My savings are depleted and I’m in debt. I’ve recently moved and as a result, the little money I had remaining is gone.

In the movie, without spoiling it for those who haven’t seen it, two of the main characters are in a situation and require assistance. One of the characters calls his boss and the boss keeps asking questions. The character in distress gets upset and basically says I don’t wanna hear about this and that and the other thing. I want to hear that the calvary is on the way. The boss replies along the lines of “go back in there and chill out. The wolf will be there directly.” The distressed character looks astonished. He surprisedly asked his boss, “You’re sending the wolf?” The boss says yes and the character’s tension is released.

When your situation is dire, who’s your wolf? When is crunch time and you need help, who do you call? My relationships are more important than any other items I own now or ever have possessed. Relationships saved my life while comatose in the hospital months ago. Relationships have sustained me physically and financially since February. Relationships can enrich and nourish our mind, body, and spirit. They are vital for our existence. No man is an island unto himself comes to mind.

My thoughts are with those friends no longer around. My thoughts are with those who have been kind enough to render aid. My thoughts with those blooming friendships from people I’ve just met in the last week or so. My thoughts are clear. Healthy relationships are needed for survival.

If you don’t have these types of relationships now, I’d suggest beginning to develop some. The more success you have, the more relationship opportunities will present themselves. All will not be productive. All will not be beneficial. You’ll have to become adept at determining who wants to be around you and who wants to be around you for what you possess monetarily. Your circle will likely become smaller over time, mine has. But those long standing relationships that have lasted for years or decades, those people will be your wolf. If you’re lucky, like I consider myself, you’ll have an entire wolf pack. More than a handful, perhaps a dozen or more willing to render aid, comfort, and encouragement and help you heal your mind, body, and spirit when it’s most challenging.

Today, Thursday, July 4, 2024, I am grateful that:

My wolf pack is large. I’ve been quite fortunate enough to be grow and develop relationships with like minded people for several decades. We become adults together and our friendships are strong and only getting stronger.

The newness of my place hasn’t worn off yet. In fact, instead of wearing off my surroundings have become familiar, but the strata has not. I am enjoying being in this location, but this particular level seems to be something I’m quite unfamiliar with and not used to in the least bit.

When it’s tough or when my life was in peril, I had a team of individuals that

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