If you see real potential in someone you know, someone you really care about, but with this potential you also see an absolute lack of confidence and a fear of failure, what should you do?
What if you want them to succeed, to be happy, and to achieve the things that they’ve mentioned, but it simply isn’t happening?

How much should you help them? How much should you nudge them in the right direction and start them on their way?

And then, if the worse happens and you see minimal response and change of attitude, when do you let go? When do you give in?

How much should you try and boost their self-confidence, but then again, somehow in the long run avoid getting to the point where they rely upon you for reassurance…

It’s easy with casual friends, mere acquaintances if you like, to simply walk on by and leave them to it, but what if they have been friends for years? What if they are Family? What if you really care for them, but fear that you’ve come to think so differently…view life so differently…what if you fear leaving them behind?

Sadly, as I’m sure you’ve guessed, this is not all hypothetical…

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P.S. Is it my screen, or is this grey background on here WAY too close to the grey used for the text being typed…I’m having to highlight my darn text to see what I’ve just written lol ;o)