I hate nobody: I am in charity with the world.
— Jonathan Swift
GRATITUDE
— Jonathan Swift
GRATITUDE
Carrying no enmity is a lighter way to live and is mostly a decision rather than a feeling. Hatred requires maintenance, a set of grievances kept current, and the person holding them is the one paying for storage. Letting that go is not a judgment that everyone acted well, it is a refusal to keep hauling the account around. What is being described is peace rather than approval.
Think of who occupies a grudge in your head, and how much of your week they get for free. Stop rehearsing the case against them this week, without needing to forgive or contact anyone.
Who could you stop holding a grudge against this year?
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.