ROUND TWO

     It's frustrating to be done with something and moved on from it emotionally and then to have it bubble up again and have to be re-visited. It's disconcerting. We thought we had it handled. It was neatly put away, shelved, happily forgotten.
     And yet, it's come back and sits in front of us demanding a new round of time and attention. It has more to teach us, and even if we don't particularly want the lesson, we have more to learn. And the only way to get through it is to get through it- perhaps more carefully than before- and to hope that this time, when we put it away, it will stay where we put it.

I accept that even if I am done with something or someone, they may not be done with me, and I have to take the time it takes to properly and completely close the door.