Why You Should Not Hold Grudges: Instead Seek Your Inner Peace
Let it go. Life’s too short to hold grudges.
Let it go. Life’s too short to hold grudges.
I know that it’s hard to not be angry at someone who robs you of your life. But it is worth the effort to work through these injustices and let it all go into yesterday.
Life is not fair. We all know that. But if we focus on our blessings and be grateful for what we have, then doing without is so much easier to handle.
As I was reading various articles about “what to do with yourself” in your seventies and beyond, freedom and health seems to dominate everything. I know that’s how I see it. First, we have to take care of number 1 before we can take care of others that we love. Right?
We need to strive to be mentally and physically healthy. Both go hand-in-hand. Being healthy means being social in some way or another. You’ve got to learn how to get a good night’s sleep, exercise and eat nutritiously. Yes, I know it’s hard to break old habits, but old habits can be broken. You just need to make up your mind to do so.
Attitude is everything! Especially as we age. Holding on to those grudges where someone did you wrong and even cheated you will only harm your freedom and health. Some experts even believe that negative thoughts can bring on cancer or cause heart troubles. I think it can since our mind controls our body.
I sometimes think that holding grudges can make us tense and angry and over time can affect our moods, which affect our harmonies, which affect our mindset, which affects our vital organs. Some people can even break out in a rash as a result of worry and tension.
So, if you hold grudges against someone, or the government, or an old employer, or whoever, you’ve got to figure out a way to get rid of that hatred. Stop poisoning your health and mind. It’s only going to make matters worse for you.
Yes, I know it’s easier said than done. But try meditation. Visualize a river flowing in your soul and throw all those negative feelings and grudges into the river and watch them float away forever. You can clean your mind! Do this as many times as it takes.
Declutter your mind, just like you declutter your house. Then be careful what influences you expose yourself to. Even a 70-year-old person should be as cautious as a 16 year-old teenager. Don’t you think so? More so, if you are experiencing lite memory loss like me. I’m on my guard, believe me!
So, friend I hope that you let all the bad stuff from your past float away in the river and focus on love. Love is all that really matters in the end. Hopefully you are one of the fortunate ones who knows how to love and forgive and live your life to the fullest.
Thanks for reading.