The Life God Blesses

I wonder how many of us live stunned, narrow lives because we hold tightly to the record of wrongs committed to us? How much of our physical illness, insomnia, or high anxiety is rooted in the memories of nasty rejections and painful hurts of years past? By not forgiving, by not letting these wrongs go, we aren't getting back at anyone. We are merely punishing ourselves by barricading our hearts, which are channels of God's grace.