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You Can Do a Bad Thing and Also Be Worthy of Love
Love won’t excuse you from the consequences of your actions. But love wants to be with you as you endure those consequences.
One day while living in Mexico, I booked an office for the entire day at the co-working place a few blocks from where I was staying to record a project.
As I was leaving, I had the thought, “Wait…I haven’t paid for this yet. Maybe I can just walk right out of here without paying and they’ll be none-the-wiser.”
So that’s exactly what I did.
For like, three blocks.
Not because it took me three blocks to find my integrity. But because one of the women who work there began chasing me down the street and shouting.
I had to do the walk of shame back to the office through the sweltering summer humidity while being followed by an annoyed hostess.
After paying and leaving the building once more, I was overcome with guilt.
What had come over me?
I hadn’t acted that childish since…well…I was a child.
A past version of myself would have spiraled into shame thinking about how terrible of a…
