The PaST has PaSSED

For those who know me, you would agree that I am a fairly positive person and choose not to dwell on the wrongs that have been done to me.

Just as Christ has forgiven me for my wrongdoings, I am to forgive others in that same manner.

I realize though that most people just don't get this concept. I know one such person and as much as I love this individual (we'll call "Chris"), the one point of contention that I have with Chris is the way that Chris brings up negative experiences of the past.

When I was young, I had a friend who we'll call "Casey". I hung out with Casey, had sleepovers with Casey...simply had fun, as kids do.

Casey had one minor flaw. Casey wasn't very nice and spoke negatively about a lot of people. But to me, Casey was alright. If not, I wouldn't have hung around.

Now we fast forward a few decades. My friend Chris has this thing for bringing up the past and telling me that even though I used to hang out with Casey, Casey would talk badly about me, just as Casey did with everyone else. Chris has brought this up on a number of occasions and my response all these years later is this: I DON'T CARE!!!

What good does it do me now to know that Casey spoke as badly about me as everyone else?
How does that help me? IT DOESN'T!
What am I supposed to do about it all these years later?
Doesn't matter...there's nothing I CAN do.
It didn't bother me back then and as an adult I'm certainly not letting it bother me now.

So to my friend Chris, I say GET OVER IT...I have. The paST has paSSED. Time to move forward.

Let the DIALOGUE begin! Would you want to know NOW that someone from your past whom you regarded as a friend, actually spoke negatively about you to others?

Talk to me!

Til next time...