Resentment! The awful poison we take while hoping someone else dies. The Buddha said that holding onto resentment is like picking up a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else – we get burned. Unresolved resentment leads to feelings of victimization and increased negativity; a state of mind where we are consumed by bitterness, anger and discontentment. Long term effects can make us physically sick, emotionally hostile and bleed over to affect all of those around us. A life centered on deep resentment leads to only futility and unhappiness . For the alcoholic harboring them it can be fatal. How do we overcome resentments? How do we let go of our negative feelings toward those who have “wronged” us? Resentments can come from anywhere. Maybe we have an unsympathetic boss or a controlling spouse...
Reflections on Sobriety, Spirituality, and Life on the Path of Recovery