Last week, I was doing some research for work on the web.
Now, what you need to know is that my internet… blows.
It’s not the worst, by any means…
But it is satellite internet — so it’s pretty darn close.
Depending on the website, it could take me 30 minutes to watch a 10-minute video.
Very annoying stuff.
Especially when I only have so much time to do my work.
Anyways, so I’m sitting there trying to watch a video and the internet starts acting up.
The video I’m watching plays for 5–10 seconds and then stops and buffers for another 30. And then again. And then again. And then again. And then again.
Usually, when this happens, I get infuriated. My blood starts boiling and my vision starts getting a little red.
This time was no different.
But then something happened…
I remembered that I was learning about the Hawaiian self-healing technique, Ho’oponopono. And I thought to myself “Hey, this would be a great opportunity to try it out!”
So I sat there and started going through the motions.
I love you
I’m sorry
Please forgive me
Thank you.
I love you
I’m sorry
Please forgive me
Thank you.
Over and over, I repeated those phrases inside my head.
And within moments, my entire energy shifted.
What was once a rolling boil of agitation (and even rage) settled to a gentle simmer of peace and ease.
My frustration disappeared.
I was no longer consumed by negative feelings or emotions.
I felt so peaceful, in fact, that I didn’t even notice the video was playing buffer-free the entire time I was doing the practice.
No pausing… no stopping… no skipping and starting.
And it stayed that way for the rest of the video!
Did Ho’oponopono diffuse my frustrated emotions? 100%.
Did it help me access a place of peace and ease? I’m certain it did.
Did the practice itself influence reality and make my internet work better?
Who knows…
And who really cares?
The real question is…
Does it matter?
All I know is that the moment I started practicing Ho’oponopono, my ‘being’ got lighter and my ‘worries’ washed away.
And you know what?
That’s all the evidence I need.
I love you
I’m sorry
Please forgive me
Thank you.
Try it for yourself.
It’s one of the easiest (and most powerful) practices I know.
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