I’m trying to make myself whole again and thinking about people who I’ve hurt or am currently in incommunicado with. There aren’t many. Really just two. Here’s one hand-crafted notecard I’m sending to someone today.
Dear Andy,
I hope you are doing well. I want to apologize for the hurtful comments I made a while back. Since then, whenever the thought of you has crossed my mind, I’ve always simply put the blame on you. And that’s wrong. The bottom line is I hurt your feelings; I don’t want to be known as a vindictive person. That’s not the kind of person I am…or at least not the kind of person I want to be.
I don’t expect you to resume communication with me. It’s not about that. It’s not even about future Puff n’ Sips or pub crawls. It’s simply about my behavior and actions toward people who mean something to me.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you,
catherine
Good for you Catherine! But please also realize that some people can be very sensitive. I once hurt someone’s feeling by merely poking fun at his blazer.