Advice from a small town girl

I suspect that I’m not the only person who hides secrets from the past right where they belong – in the past.

My secrets range from slightly embarrassing (no, I’m not going to tell you) to humiliating (still not going to tell you) all the way to downright shameful (absolutely not!)

I’ve discovered, though, that secrets just don’t want to stay where I put them. Even though I’m still not going to tell you, they bubble to the surface of my consciousness on a fairly regular basis, where they lurk, trying to convince me that I’m not a good person.

Once they’re there, I’m not sure what to do with th...