First, a farewell to an old friend of the Smellcast.
Then, Toppie tells his pal Manyan all about a long time friend of his from Rochester NY with whom he broke off a long time friendship. It seems Toppie’s friend liked to break and enter abandoned homes to hoard whatever he found. At first, Toppie tells the sturry of his break up with conviction and a righteousness which he knows to be his. But later… somehow… Toppie changes his tune. And then…. it’s suddenly a very different sturry…
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Tags: break-up, eccentric, farewell, friendship, hoarder, hoarding, Manyan Phelps, Mid-West Matt, Midwest Matt, musing mark, regret, toppie smellie
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February 9, 2024 at 8:26 am |
Thank you for your deeply moving story about Bleep. It was honest and human. Why is it easier to forgive others than to forgive ourselves? For me, I always go back to a quote by Maya Angelou “Do the best you can. When you know better, do better”. But I wonder will we ever have enough grace to offer ourselves true forgiveness?
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February 9, 2024 at 9:42 am |
Thank you Harley… yeah, that whole forgive yourself thing is a rough one… Maybe I’ll add “When you know better, be better” to my usual sign-off!
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