As human beings, we have a remarkable capacity for recalling events with startling clarity.

Unfortunately, we tend to misuse this ability by focusing on the negative events of our lives. We replay these events over and over again, complete with sight, sound, smells, color and emotional intensity.

What a brilliant capability...and so disastrously applied.

With morbid fascination, we continually replay these events. We end up cementing all that hostility into our minds and flooding our energy with so much negative expectation. And thus we set ourselves up to receive yet more of the same.

This mental rehashing is what the French call "ressentiment" literally "re-feeling." And it is the root of the English word "resentment."

By recalling these hurtful events, often with even greater intensity and rancor than the original event, we unwittingly convince ourselves that we are unworthy of anyone's love and respect, even our own.

The downward spiral of fear and doubt and low self-worth that ensues is devastating. And unfortunately automatic. This snowballing effect continues unless we actively step in to melt down the original cause.

WE NEED TO INITIATE A MELTDOWN

So how do we shut down this masochistic theater?

If you find that gnawing resentments arise with different people and different situations on a regular basis, you need to own up to the fact that the seeds of the problem lie within you and not the entire rest of the world.

In this case, some thorough mental self-examination is in order. If you need to enlist the aid of outside help, so be it. You do not have to go through life with a chip on your shoulder. Nor do you need to be a doormat. There is a pleasant middle ground. I urge you to discover it.

But let's assume for the moment that you are simply dealing with an isolated case of an annoying person or situation that keeps cropping up in your mind causing you anguish.

Here's a neat little trick that will banish ugly resentful thoughts and carry some nice boomerang effects as well.

SLAM 'EM WITH A METAPHYSICAL SNOWBALL!

Take your hands and form an invisible ball of energy. Move your hands about just as if you were making a snowball. This doesn't take long at all.

Intend to make the "snowball" bigger, more tightly compacted with pure energy. (Remember, you're not the one creating the energy. You're simply being a vehicle. This requires almost no effort on your part, only your solid intention.)

Now that you have a nice ball of pure energy, mentally throw it at the person in question. (I actually use my arm to hurl it.)

See the energy ball hit him or her and explode into a mass of wonderfully charged currents of energy, making the person feel suddenly terrific and smiling...and totally unconcerned about you.

That's it. That's all there is to it. Now I can't really explain why this transfer of energy releases the snowball maker from thoughts of bitterness. And it doesn't really matter. It is enough that it works, yes?

Give this a try. I think you'll be amazed.