“I’m sorry, I love you, please forgive me, thank you.”
I like to visit a Law of Attraction forum every day. Many sages give their opinions and advice there. I learned a lot from them! Also, I visit this forum to find out what kinds of personal “issues” people are struggling with. Three months ago, I saw a forum called “Ho’oponopono” and I didn’t recognize the topic, so I didn’t open it.
Last week I was reading a book called “Attract Money Now” by Joe Vitale. In the last, extra chapter, she writes about “Ho’oponopono”, which prompted me to revisit the forum I saw and read it. While I was reading the book, a digital version, I was also reading my emails. I was struggling with one of my clients (and friend) about some changes (changes, changes, and more changes!) in his work. I decided to tell him what I thought about the changes by writing him a very polite but critical email, explaining what I thought he should do. I was afraid that he would be mad at me, so when I hit the send button, I repeated these words: “I’m sorry and I love you” a few times. He had just read about “Ho’oponopono” and Joe Vitale wrote about an experience with an email in his book. Five minutes later, I received an email from my client with these words: “I love you when you send me”… saying understood my e-mail. I was “shocked”… and read the email over and over again.
When authors write about these kinds of events or about “miracles” in their lives, I have my doubts about it, like most of you, but when I realize how many “miracles” have been happening in my life since I’ve been living Happiness every day (and practicing the Law of Attraction), I need to give them some credit.
Let’s talk about “Ho’oponopono” which means “to do right or right wrong”. It is an ancient Hawaiian practice of reconciliation and forgiveness. Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len practiced the Ho’oponopono system by healing himself, first of all, and thereby miraculously transformed an entire ward of patients at the Hawaii State Hospital in the 1980s. He says we are responsible for everything that happens in our life. Everything you see, hear, taste or touch is your responsibility because it is in your life. If you want to solve a problem “outside” of you, you have to start healing yourself because the problem is not “around” you, the problem is inside of you. And you can heal your life by loving yourself and using “Ho’oponopono”.
The basic idea behind Ho’oponopono is to turn your limited beliefs into good beliefs. Ho’oponopono is very simple to do. There are many ways to practice Ho’oponopono, but there is an easy way for beginners. Say the words “I’m sorry, please forgive me, I love you, thank you” silent to yourself. Say these “magic” words over and over again and use them most of the time. I use the term “magic” because these words have a lot of power, if you believe. When you repeat them, you are sending many blessings and positive energy to yourself and the universe. When you use ho’oponopono, Let go. Just let yourself be carried away by a soft and loving current. It can help if you visualize the results you want.
Most of the “problems” we have involve other people. As a human being, we need to interact with other people every day. And it is true that we cannot change other people, but we can change ourselves. So Ho’oponopono is a very easy and good way to cleanse ourselves and indirectly heal our environment. I am using it every day and am getting very good results. When I am repeating the words I feel peace and harmony in my life.
“I’m sorry, I love you, please forgive me, thank you” They are easy words to memorize. I think the order of the sentences is not important, you can say them in the order you feel them. Some people like to do the ritual exactly as the masters practice it; this is fine if that works for them. I don’t take myself too seriously and when I practice a “ritual” for myself I try to enjoy it and be happy. It does not mean that you disrespect the basic idea. IN MY OPINION, sometimes “rituals” don’t work because people take them too seriously and care more about making it PERFECT than concentrating on healing themselves.
The most important thing is that you create or choose the best way for you. You can meditate with words. You can create a song with them, if you want to cry while singing or if you want to have fun, it’s up to you, how you feel and create it. I like to have fun with everything and that is my best way to heal my life.
Are you ready to heal the part of you that creates the “problems” around you?