You asked me if I regretted it…

…after having endured so much pain. I told you I knew the right answer would be that I didn’t. You told me there was no right answer. I still couldn’t say either way for sure. And now after another go-round and enduring another period of pain, of questioning, of searching, of self-doubt, I can safely say that I don’t regret it. Not at all. I have grown more, learned more and become a better communicator, a better friend, a better person over this past year than in a long time. I have been living my life. Thanks so much for listening. It’s meant a lot. —Not Necessarily Hoping it Happens the Same Way Again

This article appears in Oct 11-17, 2012.