"It was time to accept her friendship. No one else was lining up for the position." hits WAY too hard. Except unlike Lucia, I'm quite the extrovert (and a people pleaser), so sometimes I need to remind myself to accept the friendships right in front of me instead of trying to "convince" more people to like me.
I love that you pulled that line out because it is one of those quiet emotional turns that doesn’t announce itself. Lucia is so used to bracing for rejection or trying to decode whether she is welcome that Sheri’s friendship almost slips past her. Accepting the easy friendship right in front of you should be simple, but somehow it can feel like learning a whole new language.
The urge to audition for people who have already decided not to see us is exhausting. No idea why we keep showing up to auditions no one invited us to.
"It was time to accept her friendship. No one else was lining up for the position." hits WAY too hard. Except unlike Lucia, I'm quite the extrovert (and a people pleaser), so sometimes I need to remind myself to accept the friendships right in front of me instead of trying to "convince" more people to like me.
I love that you pulled that line out because it is one of those quiet emotional turns that doesn’t announce itself. Lucia is so used to bracing for rejection or trying to decode whether she is welcome that Sheri’s friendship almost slips past her. Accepting the easy friendship right in front of you should be simple, but somehow it can feel like learning a whole new language.
The urge to audition for people who have already decided not to see us is exhausting. No idea why we keep showing up to auditions no one invited us to.