✍️ Perhaps we were once taught that it was okay to hold onto resentment when life felt unfair. Or maybe, like a vine growing slowly over time, these reactions became a habit we didn’t even realize we were wearing. We might find ourselves reacting with a sharp word or a heavy heart whenever the world doesn’t move quite the way we hoped it would.

 

In the beginning, there can be a flickering comfort in blame. It feels like a shield, a way to stay in control when things feel chaotic. But that warmth is fleeting. Before we know it, we are carrying a heavy burden of resentment in our minds. We might find ourselves at odds with the traffic, the rain, our circumstances, or even the reflection in the mirror. When our hearts are full of these heavy shadows, the light of peace simply cannot find a place to rest.

 

Then one day—perhaps in a moment of stillness, through a message of kindness, or simply because we are tired of the weight—something gentle awakens within us. A deep, patient peace reminds us of a truth we may have forgotten: We do not have to carry this anymore.

 

Anger and hatred are like embers held in the hand; they only burn the one who holds them. They gently fade our joy and quiet our laughter. When we realize this, a beautiful shift happens. We see that we have a choice. We can choose the path of letting go, the choice of peace, the path of mindfulness.

 

With patient practice—by noticing these feelings as they arise and greeting them with mindfulness, choosing peace and letting go—we can begin to heal. We can choose to be kind to ourselves as we unlearn these old ways.
May we each find that blessed day when we realize that our hearts deserve to be light. And may we choose, with infinite compassion for our own journey, the path that leads us home to peace.
May you and all beings be well, happy and at peace. 🙏
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