Thanks, NG. Interesting you should suggest that. I've said that to her many times over the years in response to her pausing to note that she's talking too much. Maybe she was just being self-conscious again.
She called today to thank me for the gift that had arrived. We chatted a little, and she was initiating topics of discussion though she reiterated several times that she had just called to thank me. Like she didn't want me to think that she was just calling to talk. She also mentioned that she sent me a newspaper article about some cool local thing I'd find interesting.
I'll be on the road next week and I'm really looking forward to hearing Pia Mellody's audio series on boundaries.