C. S. Lewis
Joyously, my staff are amongst the "everlasting splendors" that Lewis mentions. I would have a hard time finding a better group of people with which to work.
As more people become staff members, I find that they, too, become members of this group in the fullest sense. For the size of this group, we are able to remain remarkably clique-free. Yesterday, I was reminded of the fact that most people - even in the non-profit field - deal with cliques, back-biting and "office politics" as part of the normal daily grind that is the result of working with a humanoid group.
I am very thankful that we count each other as friends, and in some cases, family. We have come to realize the truth in another statement by C. S. Lewis;
"Friendship is the instrument by which God reveals to each of us the beauties of others."
Thank you to my staff - you are all my friends and I look forward to our next few years together.
