I’m learning that when you listen to other people you begin to hear similar experiences, stories, accomplishments, defeats, lessons and on and on.  It wasn’t until recently I started noticing this.  I had went through much of life believing that I was the only one who could have ever had that specific experience, good or bad, I assumed no one else would ever be able to understand.  So, I went through life’s experiences, never really sharing with others.  To explain it took too much time or I figured they would never understand.   Looking back I was selfish to myself and my friends, by keeping all of that experiences inside I denied myself the opportunity to grow to learn something about myself or someone else. 

But instead I assumed I was alone with “life” feeling like no one else would understand.   How could I have known, no one told me.  But I didn’t ask either.