Practice sending loving-kindness to people you feel neutral toward as well as those you have difficult feelings toward. It's only after we've practiced many times that we begin to notice a habit developing—namely, letting ourselves off the hook once in a while.
Show notes: Adapted from a talk from Sharon Salzberg at the Insight Meditation Society. Listen to the full talk.
Sharon Salzberg is a meditation teacher and New York Times best-selling author. She is also the cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society.
