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In your journal write a letter (you will never send) to someone you have unresolved issues with. Who you are upset with, feel anger towards or to someone who has left you feeling ‘off centre’ after something they have said or done. You can even write the letter to yourself about a regret you are holding onto. Explain how you are feeling and get it all out. If you are ready, at the end of the letter I encourage you to try and write:
If it feels difficult, know it is not for their benefit but for your own. This is from the Hawaiian practice of forgiveness know as Ho’oponopono, created to help release you from holding onto negative emotions about a situation. Therefore allowing you to move forward.
Journal printable of few simple journal writing prompts to stick into your journal as a quick on the go resource. PDF version can be found here.
Whenever your inner perfectionist shows up (disguised as the fear of the blank page) simply write down ‘A Done Something Is Better Than A Perfect Nothing’ at the top of the page to show it who is boss. After all, it is a piece of paper.