I'm Sorry

I beg your forgiveness. 

Please allow me to offer you a heartfelt apology.

Are you good at asking for forgiveness?  I taught my children to look someone in the eye, put a hand on his/her shoulder, apologize with grace, and ask how to make amends.  Note:  some people don't like physical contact so a hand on the shoulder is always situation appropriate.  

The art and practice of a Hawaiian prayer called "Ho'oponopono" is a beautiful addition to our best lives.  Ancienthuna.com discusses "Ho'oponopono means to make right".  Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to let go of the need to worry about whether or not other people ask for forgiveness from you, we can't make them.

"I'm sorry.  Please forgive me.  Thank you.  I love you."  Yup, that's it (different sources have it in different orders).  It's a simple mantra that can be a life-changing discovery.  I do it in combination with an energy technique that releases negative energy from the body.  If you have heard of acupuncture, the concept is similar, without needles.

When I'm on a roll, I do it every day, maybe five minutes at a time.  It relaxes me, provides more space in my mind for new thought patterns.  

It needs to be heartfelt so don't do it until you feel ready.  There may be underlying resentment toward people who have wronged you that is holding you back from asking forgiveness of others.  Can you begin the process by releasing resentment of others by 1%?

I don't know if I would be able to forgive someone who traumatized my family, don't get me wrong.  Thankfully, most of us don't have to deal with those kinds of circumstances and we are dealing with the usual reasons for family conflict.  It's time well-spent and can be as powerful as you want to make it.  

Have a great day!

Xo

Conni

Today's Mantra:  I'm sorry.  Please forgive me.  Thank you.  I love you.

Mantra for Every Day: I choose to send love to all; receiving love back multiplied in infinite proportions, creating and nurturing pathways of love.