regrets

i had a long conversation with a friend about regrets tonight and it has got me thinking about what strengths have resulted in my life from these.

I think one of them is my persistence in asking good questions and being able to speak the truth in love to people. I feel like this arose because for so long I put up a front/lied and was concerned with image management and no one ever probed or called something more out of me. My heart is to see people free of the need to control their image and I continually find myself sickened at how hard it still is for me to be entirely transparent, even with my closest friends. Thats why i like the ones who are willing to wade into me and ask questions.