09/03/2026
💜 FORGIVENESS DOESN’T JUST HEAL RELATIONSHIPS — IT HEALS YOU. 💜
There can be a powerful moment when working with Ho’oponopono where the four familiar phrases suddenly become difficult to say:
I’m sorry.
Please forgive me.
Thank you.
I love you.
Maybe a face comes into your mind.
Someone who hurt you.
Someone who betrayed your trust.
Someone you’re simply not ready to forgive.
And something inside you says, “I cannot say these words to them.”
Here’s a perspective that changed so much for me:
✨ The mantras don’t have to be for THEM. ✨
Say them to yourself.
To the younger version of you who survived something difficult.
To the inner child who may still be carrying emotions that were never hers to carry.
To the part of yourself that learned to protect, armour, please, hide, fight or stay silent just to make it through.
And to the person you are becoming — the one courageous enough to heal instead of simply continuing to cope. 💜
Forgiveness does NOT mean saying what happened was okay.
It does not require reconciliation.
It does not mean allowing someone access to you again.
And it certainly does not mean abandoning your boundaries.
Sometimes forgiveness is simply deciding:
✨ This will no longer own my peace.
For me, combining the beautiful wisdom of Ho’oponopono with Reiki has added another layer to energetic healing.
The four phrases can become an invitation inward:
💜 I’M SORRY — I acknowledge the pain I have carried.
💚 PLEASE FORGIVE ME — I begin releasing blame, guilt and what I have held against myself.
💛 THANK YOU — I honour the parts of me that protected me and brought me this far.
🩷 I LOVE YOU — I offer love back to the places within me that once felt frightened, rejected, unworthy or forgotten.
I’ve been connected with the Reiki Healing Association for years, and I continue to appreciate the teachings, community and beautiful ways Reiki can evolve alongside other healing practices.
Ho’oponopono reminds us that sometimes the greatest release isn’t about changing another person.
It’s about freeing OURSELVES. 🕊️
Your peace.
Your energy.
Your voice.
Your boundaries.
Your wholeness.
Handed back to YOU. 💜✨
You deserve peace.
You deserve freedom.
You deserve YOU.
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