I know we all would like to think of ourselves as easy-going individuals. And if you are, congratulations. You make the world a better place!

But some of us have not that talent that allows us to take everything in stride. Sometimes, someone does or says something to or about us and before we know it, we’ve got a grudge. We side-eye them whenever their name pops up. We feel like the world would be a better place if they did not exist. Or at least, you’d feel better if you never had to lay eyes or ears on them.

As the grudge worsens, you may allow yourself to dream of comeuppance or such persons sinking low and being ruined. That will show them!

But what if, one day, you find yourself confronting the source of your grudge, really letting them have it at last….and they have no idea on God’s green Earth who you are and what the heck you’re talking about? O_o This grudge was not only one sided, but it was you alone that had to carry around those dark negative feelings that took time and energy away from the wonderful and positive things you had going.

Sometimes, our thoughts and feelings about other people and how they treat us is just not as relevant to those other persons as they are to us. We build up “rivalries” in our minds and all the while, it’s just not that deep.

Do you hold grudges? If not, what is your secret to letting things go?