Can we let conflicts go?

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I believe that many conflicts are not worth our time and energy. I wonder what you think? When I was a young adult I worried about every relationship. I overthought every conversation. Perhaps I was really worried about my own self. Later as my children have grown and left the house, ....occasional arguments and problems occur. I have at times felt left out of the loop, and even neglected. Nonetheless, ....I decided to live as though these things might not have anything directly to do with me, at least most of the time, and to just ignore them. I keep busy, and go on with my life. If I feel there is a problem between myself and the other, ...I ignore it. If I have not done anything I know of to make someone angry, I see it as their responsibility to tell me. I know all the stuff about "talking it out," etc. I even have a Master's Degree in Counseling. But I am learning that we ofter personalize too many things going on around us. Everyone feels it is right to get angry about their enemies, their political opponents, and injustices to them. And it is their right. But maybe handling internal conflict might be better done by just letting it go and going to a movie. So what if someone disagrees with us, or feels differently. So be it. Responses to this welcome. walkgal