How Resentment Only Hurts You
Letting Go And Moving On With Peace
Holding on to resentment, anger, or frustration seems like a useful way to continue punishing someone you’re upset with. The reality is that the people you feel those emotions toward can’t feel them. They are going about their life, likely not thinking of you at all, while those feelings keep hurting a single person.
You.
Releasing harsh feelings and guiding yourself back toward peace keeps you from living in a suffering state and prevents you from inadvertently passing on negative feelings to the people around you.
By no means should you let yourself be treated poorly—always stand up for yourself, command respect, and remove harmful people from your life—but don’t hold on to embers, especially when you’re the only one getting burned.
Remember, when you choose to release resentment, you’re not freeing them. You’re freeing yourself.
Slow Thoughts For Fast Times
Peace feels like…
Resting without feeling guilty about it.
Respecting your worth, time, and energy.
Moving at your own pace without rushing.
Releasing old anger that’s taking up space.
Always speaking to yourself with love.
Thank you for this!
Thank you, so much Cory.
Your first three statements were worth clicking on your page, but the whole story was impactful. Simple truths, but how we are blind to our right to be heard, truly loved and enjoyed. Instead, of seeing our worth and value, we live in fear of upsetting someone else’s peace.
We avoid conflict and don’t realize we are trying to control others by allowing them control over us. They are happier as long as we can silence our dreams, camouflage our pain, neglect our needs, deny our power and hide our resentment—then, we have achieved outward peace.
It seems like peaceful survival, but little hungry needs turn into angry little critters and sneak out and jab you to find food. Eventually, not much is peaceful underneath the pretty smile anymore. Lines form freezing our lips shut. Our digestion roars and our mind goes spastic trying to control all these inner rebels and outer suppressive forces. We hold ourselves in secret, angry bondage and call it love.
Then, one day the right words show up on a page and flash back what we are doing and sacrificing to be sweet and “mostly agreeable”. Suddenly, we see the truth with a way out…
I finally saw that I don’t need to keep taking hits to my own peace just to allow others peace. 💖🫶