Notes from Creekside - Forgiveness

I had a woman tell me once I was bossy. I was floored. In fact I thought she was loud and obnoxious, but I would never point out anyone’s faults or make them feel bad. I didn’t know where that came from and it was on my mind for days and made me feel like maybe everyone might think that about me. I never wanted to be around her again. It made me think of a famous quote from Maya Angelou, "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." Also, I was brought up to treat others as you want to be treated. The golden rule. Right? I carried this for days. I did not want to forgive because I was holding on to the hurt. But only I was suffering. She never knew the pain from a personal attack. When in fact I try to be a good person and thought we were friends despite our differences. Learning to forgive someone that has wronged you or hurt you is medicine for you.