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Michael S. Atkinson's avatar

That is an excellent take. I've been thinking along those lines recently as well; I've been having an internal monologue over a personal situation of sorts (long story), and I realized I basically want the other party to acknowledge they were wrong. But you're right; that doesn't matter and it's not my calling. Thank you for writing this.

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Sara Dietz's avatar

Oh, it’s so hard and so tempting to just hang onto the grudge until our pride gets its way, isn’t it?

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Michael S. Atkinson's avatar

It is that, it is that...

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Melissa Warren's avatar

I’m so glad you’re back from your break. I genuinely enjoy everything you write, even if and when I feel called out… I’ve also been ruminating on forgiveness lately (in the “Gospel of Matthew, I say to you forgive seven times seven times” type of way), it’s possible that I’m being tugged toward growing in that virtue too… we’re in this together, friend

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Sara Dietz's avatar

Glad to hear this, sweet friend! And yes, definitely in it together.

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Jessica Hom's avatar

Love, love, love this. Forgiveness is truly one of my favorite things to explore in fiction, probably precisely because it's both so hard and so necessary in reality.

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