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A Forgiveness Practice
“The soul walks upon all paths. The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed. The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals.” Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
Last fall, when I spent four months living alone in a one room Airbnb, I committed myself to deeper practice. It involved Kundalini Yoga, walking, meditation, gratitude journal and reflective writing in my daily journal. It involved jotting notes and ideas in a Scrivener file for the writing of stories and books in the future.
One Sunday, I added a simple Forgiveness practice for the final 40 days of the year. The inspiration popped in as an idea on one of my walks. Questioning it at first with an ‘Aren’t I doing enough spiritual practice already?’ a simple image popped into my mind.
Digging into my bag of arts and crafts, I pulled out a cerulean blue crayon and wrote the word Forgiveness on a blank sheet of watercolor paper. Propping it up on the desk, I could see it throughout the day, as a moment by moment reminder.
F O R G I V E N E S S
In the evening, I played a song on Youtube called, I forgive me. (sung by Charles Holt at Agape International Spiritual Center) I would sing the song with the recording, then say Ho’oponono to my father and mother.
