     Often, I notice that the things I am working on in my personal life are reflected by those I see in my practice. Recently, releasing resentment has been the theme. In my life, it is related to some gall stones I'm clearing through the use of herbs and through Soul Integration work recognizing and clearing the energetic, emotional substrates which have hardened into the stones. Resentment through my ancestral line has also had to be addressed and healed. So it is no surprise that Soul Integration Consults this week have been full of clearing resentment and we are seeing great results!
     Resentment is an emotion that abdicates responsibility: it is someone else's problem, fault, decision, responsibility. It's all about what "they" are doing to us. When we move into resentment, we give away our power of action and It can paralyze us. We expect the other person/entity to change. We expect someone else to do the work. The classic example is resenting our spouse for not doing...fill in the blank, dishes, bringing flowers, giving a compliment...and we never say what we want. This is unfair and unproductive. We may resent a relative for asking us for something we don't want to give. On a grander scale, we may be resentful of the corporation, government, "machine".
     When we take responsibility for creating our lives, or at least being a co-author, we may discover that whoever or whatever is stimulating the resentment is actually a great teacher. He/she/it may have a spiritual contract to provide opportunities for us to learn something -- backbone, to stand up for ourselves in a good way, to release guilt and blame, to step out of the victim role and reclaim our power. Try putting a picture of that person/entity with a caption of "Good Teacher!" to help shift your perspective.
     Where are your resentments? How can you reclaim your power and accept responsibility, move forward and change what you can change? Perhaps Soul Integration healing work can help you identify and heal your resentments, move from abdicating responsibility into claiming your power and living more productively.