Don’t you just hate it when this happens…
You go into a project with a friend…
Get all excited and plunk down some $$$…
Then spend months working on it…
Only to have said friend…
Back out of the project because…
** NEWS FLASH **
WRITER DIES AT WRITER RETREAT
OK, not a true news story…
But definitely a true story…
This wimp/liar/nutcase friend…
Who was going to do the retreat with me…
Looked me square in the eye and said…
“I just know if I do this retreat I’ll die!
The energy is wrong! It’s scary!”
I am not joking.
How do you possibly counter that?
You can’t, and I didn’t.
I told her she’s entitled to her belief system…
And I, mine.
e.g. I believe in keeping your word…
I believe in not letting your friends down…
Yada, yada, yada.
Was I hurt? Disappointed? Shocked? Confused?
Was I hurt? Disappointed? Shocked? Confused?
Yes, yes, yes, and yes
But when someone has a belief system…
So strong…
You have to concede that nothing you say…
Will change their crazy mind.
*sigh*
I know I’ll soften
Because I don't hold grudges…
And I do plan on regrouping next year…
Because it will take several people to replace her.
She was that good.
* sigh *
But on the upside…
I have more time to work on my goals.
So?
I have more time to work on my goals.
So?
How are you at getting over stuff?
And not holding grudges?
And not holding grudges?
Always,
Em-Musing
6 comments:
Holding grudges only hurts the person holding them.
She'll die? Maybe you are better off without her if she's that frail.
You can't fight crazy. I'm so sorry she backed out on you.
Sorry you were disappointed. Hope things work out better for your next retreat.
Good luck with those goals too :)
That does sound rather disheartening. It depends on the issue whether I'll hold a grudge or not. If someone lets me down in a big way I may not hold a grudge, but I remember it in the sense that I won't make future plans with them. But it really depends on the issue and the person. Some people have let me down a lot before I learned my lessons with them.
If several people replaced your friend it would probably be appreciated by the people holding the writer's retreat. From a different point of view shouldn't a retreat be a time to get alone and away from friends. Maybe. I don't know. I've never been to a retreat so I don't know what it's like.
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