Wounds That Leave a Mark: The Origin of Resentment 💔

🧠🔥 🧠🔥 Resentment does not appear out of nowhere.

It almost always begins with a wound.

Betrayal, abandonment, humiliation, injustice…
And when that wound doesn’t heal, pain turns into anger.
And anger, into resentment.

✨ Resentment is the armor we sometimes wear to protect ourselves from what hurt us.

But over time, that armor… starts to weigh us down.

🚫 Holding on to resentment doesn't fix what was done to us.
✅ It only keeps us tied to the pain of the past… and continues to hurt us in the present.

💬 Because while resentment traps us in yesterday, forgiveness opens a path forward.

💔 Types of wounds that often give rise to resentment:

🔹 Betrayal: when someone breaks our trust.
🔹 Abandonment: when we’re left alone at our most vulnerable.
🔹 Humiliation: when our dignity is wounded.
🔹 Injustice: when harm is done without reason or repair.
🔹 Rejection: when we feel unloved or unaccepted for who we are.

🧬 And even when we think we’ve “moved on,” resentment may still show up…
As anxiety, insomnia, chronic tension, or emotional exhaustion.

💬 Resentment can also make us sick.
That’s why forgiveness is part of the healing process.

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💬 Words of Wisdom That Inspire

🔹 “Resentment keeps alive a wound that should have already healed.”
🔹 “We don’t forgive because what happened was okay, but because we want to be okay.”
🔹 “Forgiveness doesn’t change the past, but it transforms the present.”
🔹 “Holding a grudge is like drinking poison and hoping the other person gets sick.”

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🌟 Final Thoughts

🌱 Forgiveness doesn’t always come from the heart, but it can grow from a conscious decision.
🛤️ It’s the first step to stop being victims of the past and start becoming authors of our present.

🧍‍♂️ Forgiving doesn’t mean giving in.
🔑 It means freeing ourselves from what holds us back.

🕊️ Forgiveness isn’t forgetting.
It’s remembering… without the pain taking over.

💞 Forgiveness doesn’t change what they did to you.
🎁 But it does change what you choose to do with your life from now on.

💙 With love, Arturo José Sánchez Hernández, your friend in the promotion of health. 💙