I'm damn lucky to have had Luanne, and a couple of other friends supporting me thorugh my grief.....but I always think about this Maddie, that I have the kind of friends who step up in the worst times. I didn't always have that, but at this age, I'm sort of ruthless at who I keep in my life. I think we should all be this ruthless. Not a super warm and fuzzy way to look at friendship, but life can be so hard and why have hangers-on as friends when we can have deep, meaningful attachments, and people who will come through for us no matter the circumstance. (ok, getting off my soapbox now!) Thanks Maddie for makign me think as usual!
I feel lucky to have (unintentionally) collected these kinds of friendships, but I totally agree: it's well worth collecting them *more* intentionally, especially as we get older...and our energy and tolerance for surface-level connection wanes considerably. (Just me? 😂)
The thing is, Sue, you let her. You didn't get angry at her, push her away, shut her out. Luanne is amazing. A true friend. You just let her do her job. xo
This is a great point Sandra Ann.....but maybe I was so broken at that point in my life, I was may more open to catching the life preserver she threw for me. It makes me think now, am I getting less better at receiving help? That would be a major bummer. Thanks for making me think more about this.....
By the end of this one, I was just about standing up from my seat, cheering for Luanne (and Brandi!) and, of course, you.
The idea of having a support system through grief *specifically* for cheerleading you in your career is new to me, and wildly powerful. 🔥🔥🔥
I'm damn lucky to have had Luanne, and a couple of other friends supporting me thorugh my grief.....but I always think about this Maddie, that I have the kind of friends who step up in the worst times. I didn't always have that, but at this age, I'm sort of ruthless at who I keep in my life. I think we should all be this ruthless. Not a super warm and fuzzy way to look at friendship, but life can be so hard and why have hangers-on as friends when we can have deep, meaningful attachments, and people who will come through for us no matter the circumstance. (ok, getting off my soapbox now!) Thanks Maddie for makign me think as usual!
I feel lucky to have (unintentionally) collected these kinds of friendships, but I totally agree: it's well worth collecting them *more* intentionally, especially as we get older...and our energy and tolerance for surface-level connection wanes considerably. (Just me? 😂)
The thing is, Sue, you let her. You didn't get angry at her, push her away, shut her out. Luanne is amazing. A true friend. You just let her do her job. xo
This is a great point Sandra Ann.....but maybe I was so broken at that point in my life, I was may more open to catching the life preserver she threw for me. It makes me think now, am I getting less better at receiving help? That would be a major bummer. Thanks for making me think more about this.....
Thank goodness for the world’s Luann’s!,!