Melting
Published: Fri, 12/23/16
for Christmas, or Chanukah, or
Kwanza, etc.
Sure, material goods.
And new relationships.
And peace.
I want you to have everything you want.
And right this moment, I want to focus
on peace.
There are a lot of broken, sad, disappointed,
angry people walking around.
Especially the angry part.
Anger is often an emotion we reach for
when we're something else...like sad, or
fearful.
That's bad enough. Anger is no fun whatsoever.
But the worst part of it is that it blocks all the
good stuff we would otherwise be letting in.
It holds us back from forgivness, and from
learning and from achievement.
It holds us back from trying to make things
different by letting go of the past.
And it holds us back from being able to make
clean breaks with people and circumstances
that don't serve us.
I've done this...more times than I care to
remember. I've hurt others with my inability
to let go of negative emotion.
And the one who was most hurt was me.
So I'm sending this out on the Friday before
Christmas Eve.
Some of us are about to run into people and
places that trigger all kinds of memories.
Defenses will go up. Anger will simmer
and boil over...even if just inside ourselves.
No matter where you are, who you're with,
what you encounter...you still have a choice
in how to respond.
You can let it go.
You can melt the cold pit of resentment that
sits inside you.
You can release the need for revenge,
and even for others to understand.
You don't need anyone's blessing or permission
to feel better. To forgive, or detach or love.
But if you're looking for someone to tell you it's
OK, I'll do it.
You are magnificent and whole just the way you are.
No one set out to hurt you.
No one is rejoicing in your pain.
And if they are, they're in more need of healing
than you are.
You are strong, even if your moments of doubt
and grief and fear.
You'll find your way back.
Let yourself heal.
Melt away your pain. That's my Christmas wish.
Much Love,
Larry