1. Recognizing feeling shame
2. A dear friend who listened and reflected and changed my day 100%
3. My grandma’s wise counsel and the incredibly talented way she writes and speaks
4. Groceries, after avoiding going for a few days too long
5. Showing up and being seen
6. Making a change to make everyone more comfortable, that was actually really satisfying
7. Being present with others’ pain, and being empathetic, but not rescuer (wow, Hi, Adult Crystal)
8. Acknowledging my own pain and sticking with it
9. This is the stuff we all have, that we connect over. Isn’t that beautiful that we connect over something otherwise so isolating?
10. All this