The Letter I Cannot Send-A place to get it off your chest, out of your mind and let it go. I think for me the hardest thing is letting go. Forgive and forget I grew up with hearing “I can forgive, but I can’t forget!” Did you ever think about this statement? To forgive and remember. Remember the offense and forgive I think that makes forgiveness a gift, one that I have been given many times.
I remember some years back my brother was staying at my folks after he had hurt them many times. I said to my mom “Why is he here, I can’t believe you are letting him stay here!” When she said “He is my son and I forgive him!” I couldn’t believe it, I guess I was a little jealous. Something Just this year made me think of this story when I was at church and heard the Parable of the Prodigal Son and I thought I was the Prodigal’s brother! I called my mom to say, I was so sorry and she had forgiven and forgot this long ago.
My brother has been gone for 9 years and I am now glad my mom had the time with him. No thanks to me. This was one of my regrets I wished I could have forgave and remembered, giving my brother a gift. I hope my brother knows I loved him and I am glad my mom showed unconditional love for her son and me, her daughter.
Do you were wonder why your life is the way it is? Why you keep making the same mistakes over and over again. What am I suppose to learn? I didn’t think this was the way my life would be. When I was a child I had big dreams. I thought I could accomplish anything, then real life set in, Responsibilites! Why was I in such a hurry? The grass was greener being grown up, now I wish I was a kid. If I could tell you one thing - slow down you don’t need to grow up so fast you’ll have responsibilites soon enough. Just be a kid before you wish you were!
I want to start off, I really don’t have any where to send this letter. I guess I just want something to represent my goals without saying them out loud and the possibility of getting laughed at or if I fail the I told you so’s, I have gotten all my life and I have decided I am sick of them. My 2009 goals for all to see and me to know.
- Finish my book, I have been working on for 12 years - it’s about time.
- Learn how to coupon
- Get out of debt, one step at a time
- Keep better records so I can track that debt.
- I want to give more then I take this year. Be a better person!
Thanks for the forum for me to get this off my chest.
Signed, Author, Coupon guru, Out of debt, Organized, Me