This sentence right here says it all. We must be who we are. It’ll make us happier and we’ll show up for others honestly. Not easy to do sometimes though.

And your sentence about not wanting to hurt him so you hurt yourself? Been there, done that. Yet in the end, doing so actually hurt us both when I was finally honest.

Great truths in this story. So much of what you said resonated with me. Thank you for sharing this so openly.