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Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die ~ Carrie Fisher
Does that even make sense?
You could spend a lifetime analyzing where things went wrong and who is to blame.
You could ponder the what ifs until the end of time.
Turn it all over in your mind a hundred times convinced that your life would have been better if he hadn’t betrayed you
if you had never met her, if she’d never been born
if they had never moved into your town.
Only you will suffer
inviting bitterness into your life.
~
Or you could shake off the dust
shake off your anger
shake off your hatred
and start a new day with a smile on your face, love in your heart
and a new and stronger determination to be what you want to find in this world.
You can choose to forgive
take the lessons you’ve learned and move on
stay true to who you are.
You will shine in vibrant beauty and draw goodness to you
inviting joy into your life.
It’s your choice.
~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~
Be filled with peace
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talktodiana 
Totally. I think of it as focusing on the path ahead rather than the path behind. But that path behind does make you who you are; it can’t be ignored, but looking forward is better than looking backward.
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Beautiful! 🙂
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Thank you my dear!!
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Did you write this post especially for me …….?
(Or is it one of those pep talks again?)
🙂
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haha Pep talk!
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Thought so, but it worked for me today as well 🙂
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Great message!
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Thank you my dear!
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With every negative, there is a positive. Every experience whether positive or, negative has a silver lining. The learning process which can never be anything but, positive.
What we learn is, that which we get to take with us as a guide for the rest of our lives. How much more positive could we ask for, and yet, it comes with every experience.
How fortunate for all of us but, only few take advantage. Many look no further than the experience itself, never unwrapping that special gift enclosed with it.
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Welcome Dave and thank you for your thoughtful comment. I do try to learn what I can from unfortunate experiences – sometimes that’s easy and sometimes it’s hard, but always worth it as you say…
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Amen Sister! So well said..and so so true. Your timing is perfect btw…isn’t it something, how the universe at work, works!? 🙂
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It absolutely is…glad if you got something out of it Bonnie. Thanks for stopping by!
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A bloody great post……………….and yeah more people could do with reading it.
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Thanks Joanne!
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So much truth to your words. It wasn’t until my 30’s that I understood the verse “Shake the dust from your feet”…..but it’s never too late 😉
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That’s true, it’s never too late…
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Great post Diana 🙂
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Thank you very much my dear!
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Nice post – and and really practical. Bitterness rarely affects the person we direct it at as much as it does ourselves.
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Very true.
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Sometimes, that moving on is rather difficult.
reminds me of this poem by William Blake..
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-poison-tree/
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thanks for sharing that poem. The foe was dead at the end?
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I believe so, Diana.
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Most of the times we cannot move on cos there is “something” that keeps us hooked on people or situations. The best thing to do is to heal the wounds of the past and then we will be able to overcome this behavior. 🙂
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a very valid point Ruby! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment.
xo
Diana
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Thank you for the excellent reminder, my friend.
Russ
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My pleasure although I have no doubt you already choose wisely!
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I do agree… bang your head as often as you like.. it will hurt but learn from the experience and gather ones things and get on down the road…
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A very good way to put it!
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