You've Been Unfriended

A few days ago I realized that I had been 'unfriended' by a friend. Well, not a friend-friend, just a friend. At first I thought maybe I had inadvertently unfriended this person - or that I had said something to cause her to unfriend me. So, I sent her a private message:

Me: I hate that you unfriended me but I respect whatever led you to do that. I hope that your life continues to be richly blessed. Take care,

Her: Renee, I've had to make some tough decisions in my life the last several months, and honestly, I don't feel we have very much in common. I have a very few select true friends in my life because I hand picked them. I never really had a chance to get to know you, and I don't want to mislead you in any way. This isn't personal, honestly, I'm just being as open as I can. 

My first thought was - OUCH! Then I thanked her for her honesty and wished her well.  My second thought was...WOW that was brave, and honestly, I kind of admired her for unfriending me and then explaining why.

So, I took that approach and headed to my FRIENDS list. I looked at each person there and made some tough decisions myself. Clicking the 'unfriend' button was liberating and powerful. I let go of people that I truly did not know on a personal level. Gone where the people that I barely knew who wanted to add me and I didn't want to seem rude. As I clicked through I wondered if I would get a message in my inbox asking why...what would I say? Honesty maybe?

 So round one...complete. Round two is not too far away! If I kept only my true friends - I would only have 1% left.

Peace!