Picking the closest one is like choosing a favorite. Now, that might hurt feelings, and I don’t want to do that. Plus, I really can’t say I have just one, nor are they all blood relatives! I consider my real friends family.
I will feel close to people and open up to them when I know they accept and love me and allow me the space to be myself. The friends and family who feel the closest to me are those who can let me be just who I need to be at any given moment. Those relationships where I can let my guard down and feel safe. It’s been a process, literally years, to understand what I needed and get to this point of surrounding myself primarily with those who respected my thinking.
So that’s me, in a nutshell! 🙂
I Write Her 
Very true – being able to be yourself is wonderful. Having friends and family that allow you the safety and respect to be able to let your guard down is priceless!!
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Yes! I am grateful to be surrounded by those who do understand that. 🙂
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That is absolutely true, we feel close to those who allow us to be ourselves. Thanks Susi for sharing your thoughts.
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My pleasure! 🙂
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❤️
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Haha… I like your nutshell …
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Yeah, we’re all nuts! 😉
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