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It has been a little while…the lag in time is purely based on my laziness. I did not want to force a post when I did not know what to say. I have been struggling with how to tell those who are coming into my life, as a new friend, of my past. What is sharing too much and what is sharing too soon? What is not sharing enough? It is easy to say, “I have a past …” but who doesn’t? Who really has not dealt with a loss of a loved one, a loss of part of themselves, being deployed, changing finances, losing jobs, etc. We all have our baggage and we all have a past…many just look different than others. Some are more opaque and some are completely transparent, but again, this does not make mine any worse or any different. It is when you find a trust in those who find that same trust in you is when you can finally reveal just enough about your life…where they are genuinely interested in learning more. You can tell…immediately. You can tell when someone is listening with the intent to know and t