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Friendship - Part Two

Friendship - Part Two

How life continues to surprise and the Universe works its magic

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Nov 29, 2024
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When I came back from Tanzania at the beginning of October, I found myself feeling more down than I had been in years. As a therapist this is not easy to admit, but I think it’s important. After all, we are all only human. I wrote a post about friendship on the 1st of November when I was feeling very alone, and was pondering what friendship really was. That post triggered a deluge of kindness that has taught me more about the true nature of friendship than I thought possible. I will be forever grateful.

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Vulnerability

So there I was… miserable, no energy and having written a post that I felt mortified in many ways to have published. I had admitted that I was a rubbish friend and revealed my childhood solitude. I …

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