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National "Get Over It" Day
Letting go and moving on is a difficult, painful process. Bad relationships, bad decisions—we tend to revisit the moments when we were not-so-smart (or when others were not-so-smart), beating ourselves up for our mistakes or blaming others for the ways they've hurt us. That's why Jeff Goldblatt started what he hopes will become a movement—"Get Over It Day." The day, which was recently featured on Good Morning America, is midway between Valentine's Day and April Fool's Day.
The idea behind "Get Over It Day" is simple: all of us have something—an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend, stressful school or work-related issues, fears and insecurities, embarrassing moments, bad relationships, and so on. "Get Over It Day" motivates people to use sheer will-power and move on—no matter how deep the scars. Goldblatt's website even sells "get over it" and provdes helpful hints like, "If you're not sure what you have to get over, just ask your friends what they're tired of hearing you complain about."
Possible Preaching Angles: (1) Suffering; Wounds—"Get Over It Day" sounds great on paper, but most of us need power and healing from God and others to truly heal and move on from our past wounds, failures, and regrets. (2) Comfort; Compassion—Fortunately, God doesn't just tell suffering people to "get over it" and neither should we.