# 87
From Brian to Bobby
June 28th, 2009
I think today you and I should have engaged in a long session of instant messaging or something… It was a really beautiful day but for some reason I was inside the whole time. Mostly doing paper work. Well, next time! Tomorrow is my nephew’s graduation party. He lives out in Lancaster. I am actually really excited to go out there for the party.
Forgiveness is such a heavy topic. Like you said, having the capacity to forgive is a real gift, but there must be something a little bit addictive to feeling hurt because why else would it be so hard? I’d be interested to hear how you think it relates to life and death. Part of me has always thought that hurt, anger, pain (and maybe all purely negative emotions) are really just bodily sensations distantly related to fight or flight instincts, and that they disappear outside of physical reality. There’s something sublime about not being anchored to anger and bitterness, though. The Amish believe forgiveness is an absolute rule.
I am glad to hear you are feeling really good. That makes me feel really good, too! I didn’t know you were forgoing moving into D and A’s but I trust your instincts. I really really love that you are going to start yoga and that you are intent on consistently bringing up your numbers. There is never a better time to do this then when you are feeling really good!
I should start up too… Maybe this is what I need to do it? Hmmmm. I am feeling good, but I should crank it up a notch. I really like Kundalini yoga, though I usually start with these Rodney Yee Ayengar yoga dvds we have.
Keep me posted on what you end up doing. And tell me what’s on your mind with regard to forgiveness.
B