Re:Walls i_sing_alone: Ojar *has* taught me that. Plus, when you find someone that you can truly trust, the walls tend to crumble without any reserve.
I'm lucky to have found this site.
Re:Walls jen: Thank you for all of your responses. :)
When I think about the walls that I had in my life before and those that I still have, I don't think that I am as brave as Shey to go without any. I think that we do need some walls (boundaries), but one thing I have learned is how true this is:
[quote"> the more people you let in, the more support when the inevitable pain arrives... [/quote">
I learned that it was okay to lean on others and that it didn't take anything away from them to be there for me. And, for people who I let a little further in because of this experience, it deepened those relationships in ways I can't fully describe.
And, letting new people in has helped me have hope. :)
Re:Walls dj: Thank you for this poem mtmo...it came at a much needed time. I was finding myself ready to rebuild some of those walls that I've spent a year trying to knock down. You saved me....thanks Supergirl!!!!