There are times when it's just best to "let it go."  Here's a handy exercise that will help you release those old emotions wrapped around an event you would rather get beyond.  This process can take between 30 to 60 minutes to complete the first time.  Forgiveness is simply a way of freeing your spirit and becoming an unlimited being.  Peacefulness and increased energy are the prizes and forgiveness is the price.  Forgiveness is different from saying "I lose" or "I was wrong and you were right."  It also is different from letting someone off the hook for a perceived wrong.  Rather, forgiveness is letting go of the emotional attachment you have toward a person's actions that impacted you.  To start your forgiveness exercise, take a forgiveness inventory.  Write the name of every being, living or deceased, who has irritated you.  Some people include pets and their own name on the list.  Then in a solitary room with no interruptions, go down the list one name at a time.  Hold the image of each person in your mind and tell him or her, "I forgive you and release you.  I hold no forgiveness back.  My forgiveness for you is total.  I am free and you are free."  Stick with this process until you complete the entire list.  Then every evening, do a mental review of the day.  Is there anyone you need to forgive?  Recall their image and repeat "I forgive you and release you.  I hold no forgiveness back.  My forgiveness for you is total.  I am free and you are free." This will eliminate any resentment from accumulating and help transform your life in a very powerfully positive way.  Source: Chakra Clearing by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D