I’ve written about shame before, but I don’t think I noticed or understood how much of a hold it can have on a life. To operate from shame is to operate from a place of fear. To operate in a way that seeks validation for the person you think you need to be or prove yourself in one way or another.

My first blog post was about losing a friend and the thoughts that came with it. Questioning whether I did something wrong or they just weren’t a good friend anymore. Whether it could be fixed or it was lost forever.

We talk to the people we love each and every day or we try to keep in touch as much as we can. When it’s time to catch up, we talk about the usual “normal things”.