Fete Lifestyle Magazine December 2024 - Holiday Issue | Page 72

2.Initiating conversation. If much time has passed since your last communication, or your last conversation ended abruptly or in anger, it may be difficult to find the words to express how you feel. I encourage you to send a card or write a letter to the person sharing openly and honestly why you’re reaching out, thinking about them, and that you are ready to move past old hurts. Start by sharing how important they are to you and what their friendship or the relationship means.

Apologize for past hurts regardless of whether you believe you are wrong or right in the matter. It takes a lot of courage and willingness to let go. Saying you’re sorry simply means you no longer want to hold onto past hurts. Choosing to carry negative emotions over time blocks your joy, hardens your heart, and causes disease in the body. Letting go is healing. Ask yourself, “Does the love I feel for this person and the good memories we created outweigh the past hurt? There is no justification for holding on to toxic, low vibrational emotions that don’t serve you in a healthy way. It’s like carrying a wagon full of bricks that belongs to someone else. The one holding on and carrying weight is the one who suffers.

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