resentment

Forgiveness as a practice of compassion

One of the emotional drivers of cruel and unkind behavior is resentment. Resentment is when we hold onto past hurt,…

March 24, 2024

Eleanor Roosevelt: “Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

Eleanor Roosevelt is often credited with saying "Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent." As a bit of…

October 12, 2020

Breaking the cycle of resentment

Most of our suffering is self-inflicted. When we call to mind some resentment from the past, we often assume that…

March 11, 2018

A day without complaining

In Buddhist practice, we cultivate something called "mudita." Mudita is most commonly translated as "sympathetic joy," which can sound a…

May 26, 2016

Mindfulness at work can reduce retaliation after unfair treatment

PRWEB: Practicing mindfulness at work can reduce retaliation by employees who feel treated unfairly. Mindful employees are less angry, less…

April 17, 2015

Is your marriage on the rocks? Mindfulness could be the key to saving your relationship

Sophie Donnelly, Express: It has been used to combat depression, stress and over-eating. Now a new book says this meditation…

June 19, 2014

Aversion: the far enemy of joyful appreciation (Day 59)

I'm sure you can think of days when you've been driven crazy by someone else's good mood. They're happy, and…

June 10, 2013

Dealing with resentment (Day 47)

Resentment is seductive. We assume on some level that it's going to help us, but it doesn't. It just causes…

May 28, 2013

In case of resentment, drop the “case”

Lately I’ve been thinking about a kind of “case” that’s been running in my mind about someone in my extended…

November 22, 2011

How to get rid of resentment

Ann Lamott, in her novel Crooked Little Heart, says that holding onto resentment is like eating rat poison and waiting…

November 9, 2011