Wear the grudge like a crown of negativity

Yesterday a friend here in Austin, who also transplanted from Las Vegas like me,  invited  me to hang out with 2 other people visiting from Las Vegas. I was stoked until my friend stated that one of the people had a problem with me. She said I "talked shit" about her a few years ago. Funny thing is, it was a huge misunderstanding. Said person had been told that I said something about her on Facebook , even though it was someone else on my feed. I had already apologized to this person a week after yet, they chose not to remember that. They chose to hold a grudge. Like I said- this was 2 YEARS ago! My thought is - get the fuck over it. Not only did I apologize for something I didn't do-they conveniently forgot all about that and still was hanging on to their anger and offense. I just don't understand. Maybe I am just a completely different person now, or maybe everyone in Las Vegas is childish and can't let go of bullshit simply for the fact they WANT  to take offense but either way- I was amused. Why people hang on to shit is beyond me and to me its sad. Who the fuck cares what I may or may not have said about you YEARS AGO?!?! I don't even think about things like that because they don't matter. Its just not at all worth investing energy into. Let go of taking things personally just for the sake of taking offense. Stop embracing your ego and clutching to victimizing yourself. An adult and progressive individual will let go and forgive petty mishaps. Thats just my $0.02.

Day 7- forgiveness

Forgiveness is something that I used to rebel against when I was younger. I held grudges against anyone, for anything. I was such an angry teen and I cannot say I don't still struggle with my rage because I do. But really why does holding a grudge do for anyone? Does it make the situation better? No. All it does is make you hang on to anger longer than is beneficial to you. It takes a bigger person to forgive- even when that person doesn't deserve it or even if you weren't in the wrong. What happens is a rift in consciousness. Not only do you forgive someone but most importantly you forgive yourself. You free yourself. You liberate yourself from suffering unnecessarily. I never thought something so simple could bring such a shift in perspective. I have tried to forgive and make amends with everyone I ever have been at odds with, even if not verbally. I don't care to hang on to hate anymore as it never served me well and never served anyone well. I really think it's about growing up and focusing about the things that matter and letting go of everything else.