Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

— Buddha

STILLNESS

WHAT THIS MEANS

Resentment keeps the original injury in the present tense. It asks you to carry the other person around long after they have stopped thinking about you. That is a real cost, and noticing it is not the same as deciding the grievance was unjustified. Some things deserve anger, and the anger was correct when it started.

The question worth asking is what the rehearsal is currently buying you. If it protects you from a repeat, keep the lesson and drop the replay. If it is waiting for an apology that is not coming, that wait may be the thing to release, and it can be done without forgiving anybody.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Whose name still tightens your chest when it comes up?

MORE IN PEACE, BOUNDARIES & INDEPENDENCE

Free, with nothing to buy inside it.