If you are seriously ambitious and want to climb the corporate ladders fast with ease, you can’t afford to hold grudges against anyone.
This is indeed very toxic, and each toxic habit is a bad and harmful influence on anyone who has it.
Holding grudges or holding on to anger and resentment towards someone will only make you lose that person’s trust and friendship. It doesn’t help in any way, shape, or form.
Letting go of this toxic habit can be hard at first especially if you’re working towards becoming a healthier individual. However, toxic habits can be changed with determination and hard work.
Psychologists say that holding grudges against people who hurt you is harming yourself more than the person you hold your grudges against.
Grudges are toxic because they make one feel anger inside which can lead to stress, depression, and worse than that…. Hostility.
There are a lot of ways to let go of grudges but practicing forgiveness is one of the best ways to be kinder towards others and yourself at the same time. Not only does it save you from the anger and stress of holding a grudge against someone, but it also helps you heal from the wounds that person caused you before.
Everyone has been hurt by someone at some point in their lives. We all have our own stories of how we got hurt, but what matters most is not to choose to be stuck on those feelings of resentment, anger, and hatred.
If you’re having a hard time letting go of your grudges to let yourself heal from the pain that person caused you, here are some things to do that can help:
Find a quiet place where you can relax and be by yourself. This is a good way for you to calm down and center yourself.
Meditate and ask yourself, “What is the reason why I’m holding on to this grudge?” and be honest with your answer.
This may take a few days or weeks of deep thinking but eventually, you’ll come up with an answer. Once you know what it is that motivates you to hold on to this hatred towards that person, then you can move on.
Let go of that grudge slowly and let yourself feel happy again even if it’s just for a short while.
You deserve to be happy too! Take small steps towards letting go of the pain other people caused you before. If you are having a hard time or find this exercise to be difficult, then it is best to seek help from a therapist or a trusted confidant.
Be kind to yourself and others, it’s never too late to let go of grudges!
