This video is for any of the friends/family/ of the 2,985 people who tragically died on 9.11.2001 that are suffering from guilt, shame, depression or negative emotions. This is called a Forgiveness Ceremony.
Here is the process;
1.) Put on some music that allows you to feel deeply connected to your loved one. (Ex. Sarah McLachlan)
2.) Pull out a notepad and journal everything that you are feeling inside; sadness, anger, rage, joy, laughter… etc
3.) Pick up an item that makes you feel close to your loved one, hold the item to your heart and say these words: “I Forgive Myself, I Forgive You, Please Forgive Me.” Repeat as long as it takes until you are neutral or have let go any negative feelings.
4.) Burn the paper in the notepad as a way of letting go of any negative emotions that have kept you in pain.
5.) Celebrate the person in your life by attaching or anchoring the memory of them to the most beautiful things in life, such as; the feeling of the sun on a cold winters day, the sight of a beautiful sunset, etc. etc. My hope is that this helps you release any feelings of guilt, shame, sadness. The pain is the gift they leave us and it allows us to grow. However, we can choose to let go of the negative emotions that hurt us.
Please forward this video to anyone struggling today.
Thank you.
Joshua
Great stuff Joshua. I used something similar to release myself from the pain of a failed relationship with my father years after his death. It allow me to forgive him, and myself, and move forward by using the few good memories of our relationship as THE memories of our relationship. I no longer bitch about the father who wasn’t there. I celebrate the father who rescued me from that scary electric pony ride outside the grocery store when I was five.