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Letting shit go is more cost-effective than fighting for one’s principles sometimes.”
“What can I say? Life has a funny way of flipping you on your ass sometimes.”
Work took a toll on me I hadn’t even realized until I cut it out of my life, and I don’t want to do anything that messes with my Zen.
Thank you is the antithesis of sorry. It’s easy to say and only brings joy to people. I need to say it more often.
If I had still been working at JJF, I would have never gone on this journey. I would never had had the opportunity or time to go on this trip or learn Spanish or rekindle my relationship with Luanne. I would have never felt a need to apologize to anyone because I would have still been the She-Demon. Junior can say whatever the hell he wants about me, but I know I’m not that person anymore. I’m still Amelia, but I’m also Millie, and maybe my temper is short, but my apologies have really meant something to me and those people I’ve apologized to, Lindsey notwithstanding. Much like this island,
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“You had a bad year, mija.” “No, I had a good year,” I correct her. “I’ve been focused on all the wrong things. A lot of good things came out of a bad moment.”
And it turns out that apologizing really does set you free. It’s not about the person you’ve hurt; it’s about letting it go so you can move on. And most importantly, it’s about acknowledging when you are wrong, which I have been many times. Learning from your mistakes is a powerful thing. And I have certainly acknowledged that.
