Resentment is a negative emotion that usually appears when you feel that someone has behaved badly toward you and hurt you. However, feeling resentment doesn’t fix the problem. On the contrary, it causes you unhappiness and suffering. Feelings of resentment appear as protection against your suffering. In fact, by turning sadness into resentment you feel stronger. You often do this unconsciously. “Resentment is like taking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.” -Nelson Mandela- You don’t necessarily have to forgive in order to eliminate your feelings of resentment. As a matter of fact, there are some situations…
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