TOP OF THE MORNING | FEBRUARY 27
Greetings happy people and Hello Monday!
The bug art is pretty wild. If we could read the fine print – would learn a thing or two, I would imagine.
Rounded up these terrific twelve for today. Click to enjoy.
Happy that you’re here.
- Raise your hand if you attended Jane Fonda’s 80s workout videos – I did and exercising with Jane and gang was actually FUN
- Top 10 reasons for using vinegar in your laundry
- This is most interesting … AAA batteries can be used in place of AA batteries
- Check out these pics showing the uniqueness of living in Alaska
- Dude, the museum cat – love this!
- Remarkable stories behind stadiums abandoned and left to die
- How-to-grow-lettuce-in-containers
- The art of living a fulfilled life
- 11 ways you never thought to use Ritz crackers
- Mississippi pot roast – hello weekend dinner!
- … OR Albondigas con Caldo (Meatball soup)
- David Letterman with cool Kid Scientists – totally a gas!
DEAR ANNIE
BY ANNIE LANE
Dear Annie:
I was in a long-distance relationship with a girl for several months. The relationship ended at my insistence and in the most cowardly way possible: a text. I have wrestled with the shame of that for quite some time. I have also wrestled with whether or not to reach out to her and apologize. The biggest problem is that this was twelve years ago.
I don’t want to reconnect to try and get back together but rather to apologize for the immature, nay, dirtbag way I ended things. This has bugged me off and on for years. I did not give her the respect she deserved. At this point, is it selfish to reach out and attempt this? What I do not want is to cause distress or anger on her part. Last I heard, she was married and happy as far as I could tell. — Torn in the Midwest
Dear Torn:
It’s long been said that time heals all wounds, and after a decade-plus, I’m sure this woman has completely recovered from the damage you caused 12 years ago. That said, everyone appreciates an apology when they’ve been wronged. This has weighed on you many times over many years, and reaching out in the form of a letter or an email could serve as a final dose of closure for you both.
Poet Nikki Giovanni once said: “Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.” Keep any correspondence to this woman brief and don’t expect any sort of reply. Better late than never.
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I love the incredible relief that an apology will bring and apologies help us best to forgive and forget.
Jesus forgives and forgets when we apologize and repent and that is perfect forgiveness from our God who paid the price for our redemption.
I don’t share this because I am good because I am not good but Jesus is good and perfect and can help anyone through any situation. He helped me reconnect with a wonderful cousin after over 40 years.
Hi Calvin –
Totally agree with your comment! Thank you!
You’re a Daymaker and I appreciate you. Thanks for reading and commenting.