Gazing out across shameful streets
On the road for work and I stand on the 21st floor looking out my hotel window across a city in which I had a bunch of drunken adventures I'm not proud of.
Driving these streets from the hotel I passed bars and restaurants and liquor stores and hotels all with half-memories of a man I was.... A man who made really poor decisions and did hurtful things and acted against the values of the man I am....
It can be cathartic to visit these places. Tonight I'll spend a little time in self forgiveness and I'll ask for the forgiveness of Spirit and I'll make this trip an example of the man that I am by honoring my values and my sobriety and making peace with that guy who I was back then.
We can't take back the things we did, can't undo the actions or send the memories back, but we CAN choose to put those behind us and to continue on in life in a richer, deeper, honorable way that we can feel joyful and proud of.
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