Anyone who loves you should make you feel bigger, not like you need to take up less space.

GRATITUDE

WHAT THIS MEANS

Good relationships expand the range of what you can say, want and try. The other kind contracts it slowly, almost never through an announced rule, but through sighs, jokes at your expense, and a general sense that enthusiasm is embarrassing. The shrinking happens gradually enough that you adapt and call the adaptation maturity. The clearest sign is usually how much of yourself you edit out before speaking.

Notice over a few days who you are smaller around and who you are louder around. You do not have to conclude anything yet. Just start collecting the observation honestly.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Who makes you feel like you take up too much space?

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