Resentment is when I take poison and wait for you to die. - Rick Hanson

[K]eep in mind the big picture, the 1,000-foot view. See the impermanence of whatever is at issue, and the many causes and conditions that led to it. See the collateral damage - the suffering - that results when you cling to your desires and opinions or take things personally. Over the long haul, most of what we argue about with others really doesn't matter that much.

in your brain, loving-kindness mobilizes prefrontal language and intention networks as well as limbic emotion and reward networks.

Negative experiences create vicious cycles by making you pessimistic, overreactive, and inclined to go negative yourself.