“Changed behavior is an apology.”

It’s a quote that I got reminded of last week as I talked with a friend I haven’t seen in a while. I recalled periods where I knew for a fact that I wasn’t the greatest person to them, and may have come off a certain way when we last met before they moved away. I apologized for the times, and they were chill about it, stating that it was long ago and past it all.

It made me think about the others that I felt the need to apologize to for who I was. Even though the moments I can think of range from a few years ago or more, I can think of how the guilt from them helped shape the decisions I made to be better.

Now I’m reminded of a character quote: “Don’t be sorry. Be better.”

That happens a lot. It’s to be expected, since this page is named after one.

I’m glad I had the moment with that friend. I probably won’t have that with everyone I can think of, and some of us are better off as distant memories. So long as what’s happened between me and them are “lessons instead of anchors,”* I assure my future will be charged in comfort.

*Quoting myself, for a change 🙂