Some of us never miss an opportunity to resent.

Given that it’s Monday, we’ve already lost a good portion of our weekend re-living the crime. “How could he be so cut-throat?” “She knew I wanted that assignment.” “Why doesn’t he pull his weight on this project?”

As real and as wrong as the underlying offenses probably are, some other dynamic is going on that authorizes us to stew within ourselves as the selected available option.

Given that it’s Monday, we would be better served if we don’t let our week begin with such a bitter taste in our mouths. It’s going to color everything we do. It might even poison our attitude in unrelated conversations and collaborations.

We need to come up with some alternatives.

We might just need to let the slight go. Put it behind us so that we can free up our hearts and minds to focus on the task at hand. Write if off for the sake of moving forward.

We might need to talk directly to the person involved. Instead of exploding all over them after we’ve reached our breaking point, we attempt a calm, fact-based conversation about the perceived offense.

We need to get creative. While we didn’t get ourselves into this situation, we are simply wasting time and energy waiting for the blind to see. We need to do something for ourselves. We need to set ourselves free to get back to work. Launch a new week. Enjoy loving what we do.

If you’re catching yourself seizing another opportunity to resent, take a step back. Take a look around. Find a better way forward.

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