[kj] OT: Summer 2011

[Janean Lancaster]

My condolences also.

And you're damn right about grudges; I can never understand why people 
fall out with family and close friends.  My mum doesn't speak to her 
eldest brother anymore following a something-and-nothing disagreement in 
the 1990s.  And they live around the corner from each other!  So 
stubborn - let it go, is what I say.

Cheers,
Janean

On 09/08/2011 04:39, Alexander Smith wrote:

>

> Hey there, Gatherers...

>

> Firstly, I want to say that I hope one and all my dear British friends 

> on this list are out of harm's way this evening. I've only heard 

> sporadic bits of news of what's going on, and it also sounds quite 

> disturbing. Be safe everyone.

>

> Sorry to have been out of touch, but it's been a busy period of late. 

> More to the point, my father passed away suddenly on Thursday, and 

> it's been quite a surreal situation, to say the least. Suffice to say, 

> my and my sister's relationship with the man was unconventional at 

> best (he pretty much divorced my mother when I was born, and went on 

> to marry five more times....that's right, five). There's a mountain of 

> red tape facing my sister and I right now, and I don't think I've ever 

> been as overwhelmed in my life.

>

> I will say this: Don't waste your time on grudges and bad blood. If 

> you're currently in a feud with someone you care about, sort that shit 

> out now before it's too late. It's a horrible cliche, but life is too 

> fucking short to waste on stupid grudges.

>

> Mend fences with those you love. At the end of the day, nothing else 

> matters, and trust me -- being left with unanswered questions, painful 

> secrets and sentiments left unexpressed is a very heavy price to pay.

>

>

> be well, everyone.

>

> - Alex in NYC

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