Many people walk around burdened by sadness. Their past misjudgments and actions are remembered over and over again: regret and remorse ensue. What if I did this? What if I reacted that way? Would I have lost him or her? Maybe she wouldn’t have died. Why didn’t I pay more attention when I had the chance? Why did this happen? For those that mourn and grieve and get stuck in the past, I wish you peace. Life brings us many ups and downs and the loss of someone can be a heavy burden to bear. There are others around you though that could use your help; that could use a friend: a helping hand, a sympathetic ear. You who have felt the grief can speak to their pain for you’ve been there. Breathe in and out and let the weight of the energy of your pain be released from your body (down through your feet, down into mother earth where it will be cleansed). The release of this energy you are holding onto won’t diminish your memories or your love for that person you lost. It will just lighten the load from your body. Breathe in and out again and once again release the energy of grief and sadness and torment and regret out of your body. Let yourself be lighter, even in your time of grief. Forgiveness is the next step: forgiving yourself, the other, your reactions and emotion, their actions, forgiving the situation. Everyone has some experience of pain and grief and you don’t need to compare yours with another, though, some kind words from you, since you know and you’ve been there, would go a long way.
