yom kippur
Sep. 21st, 2007 09:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
snugglekittyI'm not, and I never have been Jewish. However, I am a big fan of the concept of a Day of Atonement, where you sincerely say, "Yup, I fucked up. I know it and I'm sorry. How can I make it better?"
And no, these are not directed at specific people.
Forgive me for paying attention to what you were wearing when I should have been noticing what was in your heart. Forgive me for ending our conversation just because I saw someone I wanted to play with. Forgive me for overscheduling my playdates. Forgive me for being so wrapped up in my experience that I didn't tell you goodbye when I left.
Forgive me for leaving you. Forgive me for making you leave. Please forgive me for not always being present when we were together. Please forgive me for not giving you everything I had in our relationship.
Forgive me, please, for not explaining what I was doing with energy or why. Forgive me for pushing energy in your direction without your permission. Forgive me for feeding on your energy without realizing it. Forgive me for not using my Gifts on your behalf when you needed me to. I'm so sorry. I'm trying to do better.
Forgive me for not listening. Forgive me for interrupting. Forgive me for asking more of you than I could give back. Forgive me for expecting you to be there for me when I wasn't there for you. Please, forgive my distance.
Forgive me for being too wrapped up in my own problems to see yours. Forgive me for not taking responsibility for my own problems. Forgive my self-involvement, please. I'm sorry. I'm working on it.
If you want amends, leave a comment and I'll see what I can do.
And no, these are not directed at specific people.
Forgive me for paying attention to what you were wearing when I should have been noticing what was in your heart. Forgive me for ending our conversation just because I saw someone I wanted to play with. Forgive me for overscheduling my playdates. Forgive me for being so wrapped up in my experience that I didn't tell you goodbye when I left.
Forgive me for leaving you. Forgive me for making you leave. Please forgive me for not always being present when we were together. Please forgive me for not giving you everything I had in our relationship.
Forgive me, please, for not explaining what I was doing with energy or why. Forgive me for pushing energy in your direction without your permission. Forgive me for feeding on your energy without realizing it. Forgive me for not using my Gifts on your behalf when you needed me to. I'm so sorry. I'm trying to do better.
Forgive me for not listening. Forgive me for interrupting. Forgive me for asking more of you than I could give back. Forgive me for expecting you to be there for me when I wasn't there for you. Please, forgive my distance.
Forgive me for being too wrapped up in my own problems to see yours. Forgive me for not taking responsibility for my own problems. Forgive my self-involvement, please. I'm sorry. I'm working on it.
If you want amends, leave a comment and I'll see what I can do.
