Let's Get Ready to Stop Rumbling

Okay, Here's My Deal...

There is a certain person in my life that I love very much. I admire and respect them for a variety of reasons, not limited to, but including the following characteristics:

• their ability to stand up for themselves and the things for which they feel strongly/passionately
• their no holds barred approach to things in life--letting nothing get in their way if at all possible
• their respct and love for anyone or anything that is any way threatened, discriminated, repressed or in any other way treated uneaqually
• their sense of humor and ability to know how to find humor in some of the most serious situations in order to encourage their fellow man

However, recently, a subject arose in which we did not see eye to eye--something that does happen from time to time. It was a subject in which my passion ran as deep as theirs. Words were said, things were taken in ways in which they were not intended and it became a big deal.

I still love this person very much and I still admire nad respect them. I don't know what the difference was this time for it to escalate as much as it did...neither does the other person. All I know is that I want this to be over. I in no way want to forget that it happened, but I just want it over so we ca nmove on and I want ot be able to celeberate and enjoy the holidays of Christmas and New Year's with them.

You may wonder, as may the person if they happen to read this, why I am being gender neutral and in all other ways trying not to disclose who they are or what their relationship to me is. Not because I am afraid they will be upset, but rather out of respect for them. It does not matter for everyone in the world to know who it is, but I felt it more important to describe the situation because I know many people go through the same things with people in their lives. Maybe they can relate and reach out to someone with whom they have a strained relationship amd mend it for not only the holidays, but forever. That is really what I pray and hope for in my situation.