This is great FS. I too am on a path to becoming more open and vulnerable. I've always been very stable and happy and moved forward at a leisurely stroll. But my whole experience with W pulling away and leaving has brought me to my knees.
My greatest new change is my feeling of empathy for others. I could sympathize before, but I never really felt emotions if others were going through something. I now feel them, and I'm more present in my life as I find myself around other living, breathing, fascinating humans.
