Kansas City Blogger Considers Friendship & Emotional Bandwidth

Sure . . . Our blog denizens might not be in touch with their feelings . . .

However . . .

There's some really nice insight, perspective and storytelling in this post from one of our faves and that's why we're sharing . . . 

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"If someone reaches out, I’ll happily meet them halfway. If they need me, I’m there. But I’m no longer chasing relationships that only survive because I’m the one constantly resuscitating them.

"Oddly enough, that’s brought me a tremendous sense of peace.

"It has also freed up something I didn’t realize I’d been spending so much of: emotional bandwidth."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Friend Deficit

I had a major epiphany last week. A surprising number of my friendships are operating at what I'm now calling a ... friend deficit. A deficit, by definition, is when something falls short of what's needed. That's exactly what this feels like. I don't think it's intentional.