“I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends” – Abraham Lincoln

Lately, I have been reading “Our Daily Bread” and it has helped me through a lot on a day to day basis. I try to read it every morning when I wake up because I found that it was very inspirational and it gives me a positive attitude. One Thursday, in July, a co-worker of mines was reading “Our Daily Bread” and she passed the word onto me. When I read the chapter on “Changing Enemies Into Friends”, I became hooked and couldn’t stop reading. After reading I must admit [excuse me if I sound like a broken record] it made think twice about the decisions I made. I made horrible decision with holding grudges in my past. And although, I must be honest if you piss me off well enough you can still forget it and keep it moving. What I guess I am trying to say is that the beef I had with CERTAIN people in the past I have let go. It depends on how I want to deal with you and how much I really know you. So, if you see me talking to someone that I possibly couldn’t stand at one point that just means “Ra’chel grew up and let it go”. Now like I said before it goes to certain people if you hurt me to the core I still have some resent towards you and we probably were never good friends in the first place. I forgave those that were closer to my heart. I’m ready to move forward with my life. I don’t want to be those frenemies who still hates each other after five years. I want to be better than that. So destroy all your enemies by making them your friends. If you’re a good enough person with a wonderful heart all you have to do is let them see the real you on their own. Trust me, it’s all in the heart and “those who share a big heart shall seek growth, happiness, love, and respect”. It’s okay to let people fall in love with you. No one ever said it had to be the opposite sex. J