Learning never ends

I have an opportunity to do some learning about love. Over the holidays, I had the chance to tell a dear friend how I felt about something important. It was a hard thing to share and a hard thing to hear, and I knew there was a risk that she would choose to walk away from our friendship as a result.

I told her, and she didn't walk away. We talked and worked through some stuff. But it was a really hard thing to hear, and she was a a bit depressed anyway, so I wondered what would happen next.

Over the last month or so she hasn't answered any of my texts or called me until last night, when she let me know that she's thinking about limiting her contact with me.

So I have several options here:
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Good. Decision made.

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I'm starting to build "group mind" with some people I've been getting to know over the last two years. It's not a group that's likely to meet every month in person, but we'll have the opportunity to get together several times a year. There's also a chance for us to work together in smaller pairs and trios over the net, phone and maybe via iChat.

All of these people challenge me in one way or another and force me to grow. They have skills I do not possess but share many of my dearest goals and interests. They inspire me, make me laugh and sometimes make me really, really uncomfortable. It's perfect for a new group. I am really curious about where we will go together.

Coming soon...well, in five months or so...to my room

The Birth of Venus