Have you ever been through a really bad friendship breakup?
I went through one of those about 11 years ago when I first started my entrepreneurial journey.
Living the life of an entrepreneur is completely off the rails from a quote-unquote normal life and the group of friends that I had back in that season of my life and I really clashed when I started living this life very differently.
And you don't have to have been an entrepreneur in order to really understand this but any time that we choose to live our lives in a way that's completely authentic to us might very well clash with those around us.
And so that is the backdrop of this friendship breakup that I had 11 years ago and I wrote this meditation because I had the opportunity to actually connect with one of those friends not so long ago and it was this incredibly healing moment that ended up healing a part of my heart that I didn't know still needed to be healed.
I got to actually say things that I had thought about saying for so long and I actually got the catharsis and the quote-unquote closure if you will that comes with a moment like this.
So maybe you have or haven't had a friendship breakup like I have but I'm pretty sure there's something from your past that needs healing and that has caused you pain.
So my hope is that these words give you the catharsis and the healing that is needed and I hope you really enjoy.
The years still don't quite soften.
The pain that was born long ago I've attempted to process quite often.
To understand what caused the blow.
I've searched amongst the shadows,
Unearthed deep parts of myself.
I've scoured the pools of the shallows,
All in the name of mental health.
I thought that I had laid to rest those stories of the past,
But when I saw your smile so bright,
I knew healing was here at last.
Open up and show your heart,
The pain has finally released.
Grace and love embrace you,
Healing is finally unleashed.
Breathe in slow,
Breathe in deep,
The memories start to fade.
Opening up may make you weep,
That's how healing's displayed.
I share the speech that I've rehearsed a thousand times before.
It softens as I'm fully immersed,
Super present to my core.
My words are heard,
My heart's exposed,
With tenderness it's all met.
I feel like I have just closed the doors of pain and regret.
You share with me apologies,
And mine come back your way.
I remember your best qualities as I listen to what you say.
Open up and show your heart,
The pain has finally released.
Forgiveness now embraces you,
Healing has now increased.
Breathe in slow,
Breathe in deep,
A part of you has healed for good.
Find your flow,
With sweet release,
It's all now understood.
Open up and show your heart,
The pain has finally released.
Grace and love embrace you,
Healing is finally unleashed.
Namaste,
Beautiful.
