porcelaine -> RE: When It Just Gets Too Much (10/22/2009 1:04:52 PM)
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ORIGINAL: lovingpet You know, it occurs to me that the only pain that we hold on to the source of as if it were somehow vital to our survival is the mental and emotional pain. If we are sick, we want the source of our illness killed or removed as soon as possible and before then if it could be managed. We even go to great lengths to avoid or prevent it in the first place. Boy, once we have an emotional wound or a excruciating thought, we have to hold on to it and pick at it. If it starts to get better, we have to go and open it back up and gouge it even deeper. Why on earth do we do this to ourselves? In my view, apologizing is part of letting go and helping things heal. Yet it is also one of the hardest things to do. i think it depends on the situation, individual, and circumstances involved. there are people i don't lose sleep over and others that are dear to my heart. having disharmony or a break on these relationships would be painful and cause internal discomfort. if my feelings lacked sincerity and my conscious was inoperable i suppose it wouldn't matter, but that isn't the case. there are merely relationships i work hard at maintaining. some i would never wish to be without. therefore i expend the effort to do what is necessary to repair them if i've damaged the bond in some way. an apology is a good start, but i need to know why i'm apologizing and make certain that it doesn't bring expectations in when i do. what is important is to acknowledge the error, the hurt it may have caused, and to show some contrition as well. in the best of circumstances this would be possible, but sometimes it isn't and we must find a way to make peace with ourselves, the other party, and everything that has taken place. this is the only way we can truly let go and move on. porcelaine
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