Good for you chippermonkey!
If I did try to rekindle a lot of my old relationships, there probably would be a lot of hurt that would haunt me forever. Also I don't think I could explain or apologize enough, don't even know how I would explain what I was thinking during my really wacko days. Too much water under the bridge!
The very failed relationship with my sister is just long gone, that ship sailed far away! That one just makes me angry to think about.
Yes, I just need to move forward also and leave those in the past that don't want my company anymore. I could say their loss, if I had the self esteem to believe that!