Have you ever felt a strong need to rid yourself of hatred? How did you do it?

I feel a lot of hatred that is directed toward one specific area of my life. Lately that hatred has started to almost feel like it is holding me hostage. I have this recurring thought in my head that I need to cleanse my heart of all this hate. I really feel as though doing so will set me free in a way, but I am so engulfed by it I don’t even know where to start. Has anyone had a similar experience? How did you deal with it?

FYI, this is not about forgiveness because the reality is that the situation that is causing the hatred is continuing and there is no end in sight, it is just about letting go off all the hatred the situation provokes in me.