How to let go (with an ancient Hawaiian Mantra)
συγχώρεση Any guesses to what this word is? (If you read or know Greek, I am super impressed...as this came from the power of Google) This is aphesis , which is Greek for forgiveness. But here it means something a little different than what you traditionally may think about the word. Here it literally means: to let go. To set free. To liberate. You may be thinking -- um, this all sounds good in theory, but. Let's be serious. Why is it SO freaking hard to let go of something or someone that hurt us? Often we keep that hurt buried for years and years and every time we think of that person or situation, the only thing we can think of is the hurt they caused us. It's like an old wound, and the memory of that person scratches it a bit and that pain comes up again, and sometimes you think -- UGH will this never go away?!! I get it, I truly do. I've been there! Here's the good news. It can, and will, go away. And you're left with something new and so much