I mean it when I say clear out the draining people in your life
I have felt so much better. But I really do miss the friend I had to let go. If only it had worked out a different way. I did try, I went back and was honest with her about why. Very specific, with out accusations, or rancor. I spelled it all out in a long email. I ended with saying I had really enjoyed our conversations on other subjects, like the ecomony, and what we had each heard on Coast to Coast radio. I also really like shopping in thrift stores with her, But it came to naught. She has made no attempt to come back and discuss it with me, so I felt like I was dithering on by myself. And I did have a grieving period, kind of like a divorce. But since then, I have moved on, and see her as doing well. I thank her for all the fun times we had, the support when I was down, but not the other stuff, though I can see it as my homework. And it came to be the things I learned I did not want in my life. That was the lesson. So I have gone on. Maybe someday, she wi...