Just move on....

Last week I was talking to a student friend of mine and we were talking about life and how it hits you in the gut sometime.   (He is not there;  but he thinks he is!)  And he told me about all of his problems and then looked me right in the face and said, "You're getting up there in years!  How did you cope with the bad stuff!"   I didn't hesitate.  "Hey, I just moved on when I could ditch what part of the bad I could ditch!"  "And when I got tired of holding grudges and having all my thoughts go to how I was mistreated or by whom." . And I told him the truth. I had to get tired of having my spirit held in hostage by someone else. When I saw what that someone was doing to me, actually or mentally, I decided to wave the white flag emotionally and secede from that union which was destroying my happiness. It continues to work for me. Just move on....so what if you have been hurt intentionally or non-intentionally. Shit happens! So what if someone didn't honor you in the way you think you deserved (tear up your list of why that person owes you big-time); so what if your world seems to be passing you by ---grab what you want to keep of it and let the rest fall on someone who thinks they are big enough to handle it! This is what Christmas is all about! Moving on....Starting out the New Year mentally---letting the dead bury the dead and you keep living every day! It's a daily choice....this moving on!