Resolve.
I resolved something last week. Something unfortunate happened over a year ago and I avoided confronting the relevant party. Recently it occurred to me that even though unfortunate events had occurred I still respected this person and felt the need to let them know what my perception was and communicate how I felt about it.
Having to communicate my real feelings was scary. It’s not something I do lightly or regularly. But, as that person was, at one point, a very good friend of mine, I felt they deserved to know what happened. It had been a year of ignoring their attempts at communication. These attempts were inadvertently reminders of my pain, and I needed to deal with the situation instead of ignoring it. So I did.
I can’t repair the friendship, but I’m pleased that I was at least able to take the step to repairing myself, if even just a little.
Now I can let it go and move forward.