This One Practice Will Help You Let Go of The Painful Things
The things you say over and over again become a thing
There’s a Hawaiian practice and prayer called Ho’oponopono. It is believed to mend what is broken and make things right again. It reconciles what’s disconnected, unites what’s separated, and brings peace and harmony where there is conflict and discord. It's a prayer that declares and promotes peace and unity and brings back love and light.
Prayer is a powerful declaration. They are words and words are spelled. Words are powerful spells, which is why the things you say over and over again will manifest in your physical reality and become a thing.
Prayer uses words, and words use the power of the tongue.
The tongue, they say, is a powerful force that needs a tight rein or it runs its mouth. Most of the things that are said need not be said and most of the things that are so hard to say need to be said. With the tongue you bless, and with it you curse. With the tongue, you build up a person, and with it; you bring them down. With the tongue you empower and with it, you spread fear. With the tongue, you can declare that you want to let go of the painful things that are holding you back.
Words are as powerful as the tongue that creates them. If you want love, you pray for love. If you want light, you pray for light. If you want peace, you pray for peace. If you want forgiveness, you ask for forgiveness. If you want to give thanks, you say thank you. If you want to let go, you pray for the ability to let go.
We fear letting go because it's painful. I fear letting go. What if I let go and I don't get anything as good? What if I’m not satisfied with what I’m left with? What if I can't forget about the experience? How can I let go of when I want nothing else? Not any of the ninety-nine, but that one? Letting go is difficult where there’s an attachment, but holding on too is exhausting.
Holding on is a force that takes energy to create. When it takes energy, you feel drained.
Letting go makes it so you preserve your energy and empower yourself so that you become whole and complete, not needing it or them to make you feel okay. If a person wants to stay, they stay willingly. If they want to go, you let them go.
You think you're letting go, but you're freeing yourself from its bondage.
We fear letting go, but where there’s fear, there’s bondage. Fear binds whatever it holds. It binds your vision so you can’t see the revelation.
That's where this ancient Hawaiian prayer comes in. H’oponopono is a simple prayer or practice that frees you from bondage and makes things right by saying four things:
I’m sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you.
- I’m sorry. For all the things I do or did wrong. I'm sorry I'm not perfect and only human. I wish I would have done better. I’m sorry I didn't know any better. I know better now and I will do better. I’m sorry for hurting you. I'm sorry you’re still hurting. I’m sorry for letting you down. Forgive me.
- Please forgive me. For the things I did wrong. Forgive me for things I did when I didn't know any better. Forgive me for the sins of my past. Forgive me for what I’ve done. Forgive me for hurting you. I wish I could take it away, but I can't. If you can forgive me, thank you.
- Thank you. Thank yourself. Thank God. Thank the universe. Thank Spirit. Give thanks. Thanks for hearing me out. Thanks for accepting my prayer. Thanks for your forgiveness. Thanks for loving me despite who I’ve been. Thanks. I love you.
- I love you. Love is the greatest of them all. It is such a high vibration that dissolves any dense energy. Love makes things right and makes it all feel okay.
Pray or say this prayer in any order that creates the reality you want to experience. Pray it silently in the spirit in truth. Say it to your higher self. Say it to God.
Pray or say it out loud to yourself in the mirror or wherever whenever you’re having a really hard time. Say or even think the words whenever you feel sad or angry or restless or bored or mad or depressed or anxious. Pray or say it until you feel calm.
Say it to other people to make things right again. Repeat it until what’s broken is mended.
The point of this prayer is to take responsibility for what's showing up in your life. Pray until you release and let go of all the attachments that are causing your suffering.
When you say you’re sorry, you admit you were wrong or that you want there to be peace. You must first acknowledge that something is wrong, resolve those feelings and make the conscious decision to put it behind you and move on. Only then will you find the strength to forgive yourself and others.
When you say forgive me, you want to be shown mercy and compassion or show yourself mercy and compassion.
H’oponopono helps develop self-love when you're struggling to love yourself because of past mistakes. Love cures everything both in yourself and others, and gratitude brings restoration and relief.
The things you say over and over again become a thing. Keep declaring those four words until you feel yourself letting go of the painful things.
Believe in your prayers, in your words, and in your declarations, and it will be done in the name of the goodness in this world.
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