Before the day even started,
Something from yesterday was already there.
A conversation,
A choice,
An email you shouldn't have sent,
Something you keep returning to.
This practice is for that,
Not to erase it,
To begin anyway.
Find a comfortable position,
You can be sitting in bed wherever you are,
Feel the weight of your body,
The place where you make contact with what's beneath you,
Breathe in naturally and let the exhale go a little longer than usual.
You don't need to arrive anywhere today,
You don't need to be over it,
You just need a way to begin.
Ho'oponopono offers you four phrases to carry into the morning,
Simple,
Direct,
No ritual required.
I'm sorry,
Please forgive me,
Thank you.
These phrases work inward,
You're not asking forgiveness from the day,
You're offering it to yourself,
To the parts of you still clenched around what happened.
I'm sorry,
That whatever comes up,
Come up.
You don't need to push it away,
You don't need to analyze it.
I'm sorry,
Please forgive me,
Thank you.
The past happened,
You can't undo it,
But you can choose how you carry it forward,
Tightly clenched and armored,
Or with a little more softness.
Today doesn't have to be a continuation of yesterday's mistake,
It can be something else.
One breath before you begin your day.
I'm sorry,
Please forgive me,
Thank you.
You are allowed to start fresh now,
Not perfectly,
Not without residue,
But fresh enough.
