Does your opinon matter to me?

A few weeks ago, I attended a blog conference, Blissdom, in Nashville.  I went all alone and felt very vulnerable.  It’s hard to walk into a huge event without a wingman.  I ended up having awonderful time and making many new blogging friends.  But what made the trip worth it wasI learned something I will reference for the rest of my life.  Thank you, Brene.

My circle of friends whose opinion matter to me is very small.  I’m sorry, you are not in that circle. 

This caused me to think.  Whose opinion matters to me?

I made a list and was shocked at how small my circle is.

1. My sweet husband
2. My parents
3. My inlaws
4. My brother
5. My children

After that, I was stimied.  I have close friends.  Why didn’t their opinion matter to me?  Did their opinion matter to me?

Maybe.  A little bit.  But only a select few who were very loyal.  I am talking about  “I will take a bullet for you” loyal. 

Do I have friends like that?  I’m not sure.  I don’t think so.

This past week has been a trial by fire and friend I thought loyal were not.  It was an eye opening experience.  One I wil never forget.  But, it helped me tighten my cirlce.

It helped me to learn that my cirlce is small and I’m ok with that.