“If successful, anger breeds arrogance,
if foiled, resentment….
When fortune removes its adversary,
it turns its teeth on itself.”
~ Seneca, On Anger
Thought For The Day — 18 March 2019
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Thought for the day 10/2/2018
If I can hold on to anger and resentment, I can avoid admitting that I might also be in the wrong.
Thought for the day — 9/11/2018
Forgiveness is for those who forgive, not for those who offend.
It does not preclude taking precautions to avoid further offense,
but it frees us to think coherently instead of clouding our minds
with the hatred that prompts good people to do hateful things.
Resentment, Compassion and Acceptance
There is an old Buddhist lesson concerning two monks who were traveling and came to a muddy stream.
Do You Want To Be Right, Or Would You Rather Be Happy?
Resentments are the poison that we drink, and then wait for the other person to die.
– Anonymous
Some of the truest words you’ll ever read.
Think about it. Think about that terrible thing that (insert name here) did to you back in the long-ago. Think about how bad it made you feel. Think about how you’d like to get back at (**), how you’d like to tell them off in words that would make them shrivel and leave them with nothing at all to say.
How often do those thoughts come into your head? Once a week? Once a day? Continue reading
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