By Regina Chouza
Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned ~ Buddha
It has been said that anger and resentment can make us sick to the point of causing cancer. For healing to occur, we have to practice the art of forgiveness. Holding onto grudges can certainly eat away at us from the inside, much like a cancerous tumor. Consider the possibility of anger as a risk factor for cancer, as you would nutrition, obesity or genetics. What exactly would this mean? Risk factors are used to identify groups of people who may be more likely to develop an illness. It doesn’t mean a person will get sick, but it does give them something to watch out for. In the case of anger and resentment, they can also point out behavioral patterns that need to be changed in order to the release that emotional burden.
