SAYING HELLO TO NOW

Opening myself to new possibilities can be difficult when I still have unresolved losses or incomplete endings.   Old grudges, resentment, long-standing hurt, lost friendships, grief can stand in the way of receiving and accepting new gifts.  Change brings with it the challenge of letting go and saying goodbye.  Sometimes this opportunity is ripped away from me by others and other times I choose to walk away out of anger, fear, or hurt.  Regardless, I want to make peace with the past so that I can be available and open my heart to the present. 

Today I will acknowledge my unexpressed emotion, say what needs to be said, grieve what might have been, forgive and ask for forgiveness, and release these old memories.  I am a resilient, determined, kind person who deserves to be loved.  It is safe to open my heart to embrace new experiences and take delight in the gifts of now.