Dear E:

As to “I am also struggling with this– how to decide who is worthy or not. That I get to choose who gets to be in my life.”

My answer in deciding who is worthy for me to risk myself for, to risk being rejected…. I would say those who pass Test 1 are worthy of Test 2. For example: I share something small with someone, something that is not very risky for me to share. This is Test 1. I share and wait and see what is the response. If the response is that I was heard, attended to, responded to respectfully and with some empathy then the person is worthy of Test 2, sharing a bit riskier piece of information. I do that, wait and see what the response will be and so forth.

anita