I want to apologize. I judged you, saying your “I’m sorry I hurt you” doesn’t explain a year of hateful lies. I judged that it happened as recent as last week. I judged your grand gesture as performance and said maybe we’ll have the real conversation some day, with no audience, no prepared speech and more years behind us. I judged you repaid my kindness and compassion with anger and deceit. Upon reflection, I realize you were being as sincere as you could be. I apologize for not recognizing that. If I judged unfairly, it was only because I thought so much more was possible. My lesson is to meet friends where they are and not where I think they are. I apologize. For the future, by the fruits we shall know. Bless us all.
Daily Archives: April 20, 2014
Easter 2014 with Yinnie the Mini-Cow and Benny the Cat
Up early Easter morning for a walk around the hood in the cool air. We’ve been getting Benny the Cat slowly used to my house and yard and he’s been over here all day. We kept him inside a few hours so he could know how everything smells, then we pushed him out the cat door and back in. Then in and out the front door and side door. Soon enough, he began exploring and wandering the yard, then running in and out of the woods chasing lizards and jumping at butterflies. Almost an acre, my home in the middle and woods on either side, we lost sight of him a few times yet knew if we just wandered around singing his theme song, he’d stay close. A friend stopped by and as we stood on the front walk talking, Benny darted up the palm tree! As he edged himself down, I grabbed him by his scruff and brought him inside. We showed him where the food and water was and made sure he drank water, then let him meander on back out. YinYang will get used to him soon enough, I’m sure. You can get used to almost anything.