Pluggers by Rick McKee for October 03, 2024

Carry too many grudges too long and you will wear yourself down.

“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”—-Mark Twain

Yes me can bearly remembers these days too.

I suppose there are different types of grudges. One type is the “active grudge”, where one complains and dwells on being wronged, simmering in the stew of resentment. The other type is the “passive grudge”, where one simply writes the other person out of their own life. I do the latter.

I’ve always found the grudge is remembered long after the cause was forgotten.

Being ADD has it’s advantages…“Dag-NAB-it!! I’m so mad I could just… OOOOooo!! Shiny thing…!!”

The grudge thing depends on how you were raised ;-)

It’s like that old saying “A woman will forgive you but, she’ll never forget about it. Whereas a man will never forgive you but, he’ll forget about it.”

Big Al scores again! Number 500?

I was angry at my friend. I told my anger; it did end.

I was angry at my foe. I told it not and it did grow. —Blake

I grew up with aunts and uncles like that. My siblings and I are now in our 70’s and 80’s and we are determined not to be that way.

LOL that’s me.

I’ve learned to just turn the person over to God and move on. He’ll remember when the time comes and ‘push the UP or DOWN button’ accordingly.

You’re a lucky plugger if you have no wounds so deep they can’t be forgotten.

Some grudges take no energy at all to carry.

Plugger should figure it out while drinkin’ hard cider.

My mother was proud of her father saying once he held a grudge against you he never forgot. My comment was that is so sad. She never understood that.

I don’t have that problem…I can remember exactly why I am mad at someone

I remember exactly why

“Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do.” Luke 23:34.

Forgiving is much easier than forgetting.

Pluggers tend to be the ones who didn’t carry grudges when they were young enough to do so; that’s how they lasted so long.

I made an appointment with all of my resentments for last week. We were suppose to meet on Fri. but they never showed up.

“Forgive and you will be forgiven!”

Oh, I remember now, there were billions and billions of reasons!

For the commenting pedants, I know, I know, just take it as a joke and move on.

pluggers are too tired to carry anything including a grudge

All you have to remember is whether or not it was important. Details are for non-grouches.

Grumpy Old Pluggers

Never have had a grudge against anyone – not even the neighbors who park their cars so we cannot see to pull out of the driveway. Don’t particularly like sister-in-law, but she is how she was raised so no grudge against here and her parents are long gone.