Andy Spears
Mar 25, 2023

True. Yes, there’s pain. Some things, you just can’t “make right.” If you can accept it and move on, you can live differently. I have a friend who asks about painful pasts… regrets… “did you learn the lesson?” If so, great… keep going and live differently. If not… accept the lesson and find a way forward.

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Andy Spears
Andy Spears

Written by Andy Spears

Writer and policy advocate living in Nashville, TN —Public Policy Ph.D. — writes on education policy, consumer affairs, and more . . .

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