Tip #3: Take the risk to be real
In Find Rest, I wrote about an adoptive mom named Hannah whose son experienced trauma before coming into her home. Hannah’s life is difficult in a way that few people understand.
One day at the park, she met another adoptive mom who seemed nice. They engaged in pleasant conversation.
Then Hannah took a risk. “And the therapy. So much therapy, right?”
She bravely tossed out a rope that she hoped would be caught. And it was! The other mom grabbed the rope and shared excitedly that she felt like someone else got her life. What a shame it would have been if Hannah left the playground that day just having shared pleasantries. Instead, she found someone who might be a friend. Over time, each of them shared more … and more … and today, they are extremely close. They have offered each other deep, mutual understanding over the years.
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