Good for you Scrant. I'm glad you reached out and got a positive response. One thing I have found is that GAL leads to more GAL. For instance, I was at the bookstore (volunteering GAL) and a guy told me about this regular Irish music evening. Once you put yourself out there and chat to people, they start to tell you about other things. That has happened many times to me now.

One thing that has helped me too is to have a policy of 'accept all invites' and it has pushed my boundaries out and meant I have done various things that I might have declined before. All of which helps grow confidence and 'shrinks' the sitch in the context of the rest of your life.

Sounds like a great start to the new year my friend xx

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We receive & we lose, and must try to achieve gratitude & embrace with whole hearts whatever of life that remains after the losses - Dubus