Gap in Walk the Talk Kathleen LaValle 16 Apr 2019 01:35 UTC
Friendship is an area I can be hard on myself about.  I value my community of friends (32-year-old couples book club, 40-year-old church community membership, friends I practiced law with for three decades, former legal secretary of 24 years), but I'm aware how inconsistent I can be acting in a way that expresses the importance of these relationships to me.  I'm really bad at anticipating and making a big deal about birthdays (outside my family members).  If you're a Facebook friend, I might post a b-day message, but I'm aware I don't plan ahead to make the day special.  I also wish I was better at providing support when friends experience the loss of a parent or a personal health issue or a career disappointment.  I think part of the challenge is discomfort about not having the right words.  I'd like to be better at executing simple gestures that communicate how much my friends mean to me and how I'm thinking about them in difficult times.

Kathleen

Kathleen M. LaValle
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Dallas CASA
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