I Should Have Listened

Some interesting, er, ironic, things happened to me today. On one, I should have seen it coming; on another, it came at me totally from left field. They are both connected, however. First of all, I was betrayed by a so-called friend - a coworker that I'd been pretty good friend with for the twelve or so years she's been at my company. I should have seen this one coming, but I was giving her benefit of a doubt; Mom and Diva Stacy both warned me a few weeks ago that it would happen. But I stupidly let my guard down and ended up with a knife in my back. And let me tell you it didn't feel real good. But lesson learned; it will not happen again. The second interesting/ironic thing that happened to me today was that a coworker/friend that had hurt me a month ago stepped up and showed concern and compassion and was the one that told me about the betrayal. She'd found out about it this week while I was off from work, and called me today to warn me about it. During our conversation, she told me how sorry she was for hurting me, and I truly believe she was sincere. I told her I forgave her, and honestly, compared to the big betrayal it was pretty insignificant, but I reminded her that it did hurt me nonetheless. But I digress. She said that I have been nothing but kind and sweet to everybody, and did not deserve it. Well, I couldn't agree with you more on that one. Needless to say, there's been quite a bit to digest today. I've mapped out strategies for dealing with the betrayal, without resorting to retaliation, and I'm going to go to work Monday [hopefully if I'm well enough] with my head held high and will handle it. I'll keep you posted.