Browsing December, 2007
The Holiday Grudges
Greetings and happy holidays!
I was just watching a Christmas movie with my wonderful wife, Maria,
and it inspired me to write a new post.
The holiday season can be a stressful time for many people, even though
it is supposed to be the exact opposite. Crowded malls, waiting in lines,
stuck in traffic, you name it- it is all there during the holidays.
But lets forget about all of that for a minute. After all, before we know it
the season is over, and it’s back to normal, right?
So I was thinking, what would provide a weight off people’s shoulders,
what would lift a weight off of my shoulders that could last longer than the
holiday season. In fact, something that could last a lifetime!
Most of us at one time or another have held a grudge or two against
someone for one thing or another. Maybe for good reason. But all things
must end, and what better time than the present.
What if we all could just lift those grudges that we are holding on to and free
ourselves of this burden. After all, is it really helping us to hold that all
inside? What good does it do?
What it does do is fester. It rolls around inside and whether we know it or
not it eats us alive. You see, this negative emotion needs escape. So we can either
choose to let it go and release it, or it will release itself as something else.
Something else like a sickness, anything from getting the flu to cancer.
It is much easier on us if we can simply learn to let go of that grudge, forget it,
move on, than to suffer the consequences later on.
So if you somehow think that holding a grudge is hurting the other person
more than it is hurting you, you are mistaken. The other person probably
doesn’t even know about it! And if they do, then go up to them and tell them
that you have let it go. Then you can be friends again and be happy.
Happy Holidays to all of you,
Jamie