Messages By: cbabygirl

I think that we ALL have made mistakes that we pay for in some degree or another and its not only us who pay for them but others around us as well.  When somebody has been hurt by our actions or our choices it is soooo easy for that person to become bitter and angry at us rather than deal with the true source of the pain inside.  By taking out their hurt onto us, they find a place to direct their pain and energy in a negative way, rather than to heal its easier to let the wound continue to fester and stay infected.  If somebody were to push you down on the sidewalk and as a result you skinned your knee, would it help the wound at all if the only thing you did about it was sit in that same spot everyday and point your finger at that person saying " look what you did? look how you hurt me?".  NO OF COURSE NOT, the wound wouldnt go away on its own, it would need aniseptic and bandages.  Just like a real wound that hasnt been properly cared for our hearts can become infected, smelly, contagious, and it grows with everyday.  Before you know it you are eaten alive with infection and its too late.  It takes a strong person to heal from a blow like what Daniel's family has taken but it also takes a much stronger person to forgive, move on (which i am sure he would have wanted his family to be free and healthy), and heal.  Also, to Brandi and her family, I know that there are different levels of consequences for our choices and that we should accept them, but when you can forgive yourselves and find peace in that then you can live your life to the fullest no matter what the circumstance may be.  I do believe it is uneccessary for us to pay for our mistakes for the rest of our lives but the consequences will always be there, in our hearts, and that is what makes you a stronger person than you were yesterday.  Wishing that Brandi will be home soon and wishing both families love and support for the days ahead.