Eileen Loveman Daily Posting

An old friend was over for dinner last night.

Someone with whom I had a falling out several years ago.

We both said some pretty harsh things to each other, words that can never be taken back; statements played over in over in our minds that bring both guilt and sadness.

As I packed the lunch sack for my beloved this early a.m., I thought about how simple it was to forgive, once the initial offereing was made.   Watching the sunset as his truck drove away, I was reminded again of how simple life can really be.  We humans tend to muck things up with so much extra window dressing.   All we really need do is clear our minds of the nonsense and concentrate on what we really see, not just what we want to see.

Sometimes the view is cloudy and overcast.  At other times, it is crystal clear, 

Who approached who?  Who held out their hand first in offering forgiveness?  I really can't remember, it was if we did it simultaneously.    I know that true forgiveness is worthless unless there is repentance offered up as well.

Forgive me it was said simply.

And we did. 

It can be as simple as that.