Cleansed in the Rain
Aug 08, 2021 by R. L. Perry
I’ve been reading Everyday Karma, and in it is an exercise about writing letters to people who hurt you. In doing the writing, you feel the pain again. Within the letter you forgive them, wish them well, and say you can’t hold on to the pain (the anger, the resentment, the whatever…..) anymore, and sign it. Once the letter is complete, you’re to put it in an envelope, seal it, and write the person's name on the envelope. Then burn the letter and envelope. As it burns, the smoke represents the hurt going away. I wrote 5 letters, including one to myself, and burned them over a pot of water on my stove. It felt great!