Hey guys!
Happy Monday! I hope you’re having a great start of the week and if not, it’s still time to change things around until the weekend. I’m linking my weekly quote to the book I finished last week (or maybe two weeks ago at this point). This week’s quote is from “Dear Grumpy Boss” by Julia Wolf:
Closure isn’t real. There’s no door between pain and happiness.
How important is closure? Is closure real?
This quote made me think. Initially I agreed, then I disagreed, then I agreed again. It’s difficult even to explain what closure really means. It may depend from case to case of course but still, what are the benefits and for whom?
I have a past, I did things I still feel sorry for starting with every bad word I said to my grandparents, ending with every argument with friends or acquaintances. There are things I forgave myself for and there are others that still haunt me. However, I wouldn’t chase my past. I wouldn’t go looking for a certain someone to explain my actions or excuse them. Poor person may have moved on by now and may not need my excuses. I need to forgive myself. I need to make peace with myself, not with someone else. The moment I learn to accept my past, I will be ok. I will be ready for the brighter future ahead. I don’t mean to sound dark and gloomy but in the end, closure is about the individual, not the others.
I don’t have closure. I did not forgive myself for a lot of things, which is why my emotional state is not the best. It eats me inside every single day. But every single day I wake up thinking that I need to work towards the best version of myself, to prove to myself first of all that I am good enough and from there … I need to make my family and my significant other proud.
What do you think? Let me know in the comments below. In the meantime, check out my review for “Dear Grumpy Boss“. Did you read the book or any book by Julia Wolf?
Until next time, Happy Reading!!
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