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I love this Proust quote. What a privilege to have travelled enough to see the similarities between different places. And practice pleasure in the everyday world around.

Hi Rahul, your comment really resonates with me. I am going through something similar with a friend. I was struggling to reconcile two completely different perspectives on a situation, one of which (hers) I believed painted me as a bad person, and mine, in which I believed I had made the best decision under the circumstances. I thought it was an either-or; I didn't knowour perspectives could both exist simultaneously and didn't rule each other out. It took me several months to separate the concept of her response and my self-worth, so I could open myself to listen to her perspective and try to understand while still honoring and validating my own. Leaning into this confidence means opening myself to receive her (negative) response without letting it overwhelm my belief in my own decision. This was a painful learning experience but I believe important. Thank you for your words.