When the temperatures start dropping, those eight-legged creatures start moving indoors.

I don’t like them.

I envision them all over my house having babies and partying.

Today one of them was in the shower with me, and I happily washed him down the drain.

As I was giddily celebrating, I remembered reading Charlotte’s Web. Watching the show on TV is a fond childhood memory.

Charlotte was so kind to Wilbur. When he found out he was going to be slaughtered in the winter, she spun words in her web. She was determined to save him and keep him safe.

Templeton, the rat, brings labels and bits of paper for Charlotte to use. She copies the words and uses her web to help Wilbur.

Some Pig. Terrific. Humble. Radiant.

Charlotte gets tired while they are at the fair and eventually dies. (I cry every time I get to this part.) But Charlotte and her web of words saves Wilbur.

It is amazing what the power of friendship can do. And words. Words are powerful too.

Wilbur takes her egg sac home, and her babies (514 of them!) are born. Three of them become his friends.
Joy, Aranea and Nellie. And the circle of life goes on.

The next time I find a spider in my house, I am probably going to hesitate before killing it. What if it is someone’s Charlotte?

Be like Charlotte today. And every day.

#friendship #leadership #humanresources