This will be short and pertinent to what I’m asking you to do. When we carry slights and insults we’ve received we are heaving heavy baggage on our shoulders to carry forever. That slows us down in our life travels. Go light and your days will brighten. You can do your laundry as you move forward.

Yes, these slights cut deeply. Think why this friend/acquaintance/stranger sought to hurt us. Is it jealousy? A mean streak? Are they tormented and want to abuse others because of the pain they suffer? I know that discovering insights into this kind of mean-spirited behavior does not mitigate it. Everyone knows what civility is, but ask yourself if you breached boundaries first. That will take some doing, but it needs doing.

If you decide you did nothing to prompt affronts and you’ve uncovered the reason it occurred, then you have to set it aside. If you don’t, it will take too much energy and strength to carry that any further. You don’t need a trunk or a huge backpack filled with anger. Put it in a fanny pack and ultimately let it dissipate because of disuse.

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