tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061406078687282740.post5158130069100606057..comments2023-05-20T05:37:52.648-04:00Comments on ACONography: my friend, your friendClairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05574418702880244921noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061406078687282740.post-36799318158378494042012-01-30T12:40:16.375-05:002012-01-30T12:40:16.375-05:00Claire, I'm pleased you had the confidence to ...Claire, I'm pleased you had the confidence to go with your gut on this "request." FWIW, when people "popped back" in my life post-NC with nacrparent/family my "guts" (confidence) weren't trust-worthy or hell, even worthy of being heard at all and I struggled as well. The one question that guided me when I was contacted by someone I hadn't heard from in ages, may have shared some good times with "back there" was, "Why NOW?"<br /><br />Yes, there IS "Collateral Damage." Yes, there is a "culling" of sorts that actually needs to go on as you continue to grow as a human being. I have to question how much you would have had in common with this woman at this time in your life in any event. The common thread was your parent(s)/FOO. You HAVE your memories. You still retain those experiences. But a new light is shining on them as well as you. And that light is your path here in the present and creating the here and now you want as well as the future you're working to achieve. That pin-dot of light that got you moving into recovery from your previous ways is now full-blown daylight at your disposal. <br /><br />Across the years of every lifetime people will come and go. For each "Good-bye" comes another "Hello." The people who truly love you-warts and all-will be a constant. The others will fade away-as they should. xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com