We spent Elul learning where our hurt still lives,
where our remorse is.
We asked forgiveness from those we harmed
as many as three times.
We freely offered forgiveness to any who asked.
We forgave ourselves
for the unskillful things we did or said that caused pain.
Our remorse frees us to let go.
We forgive, not the anger or the hurt,
we forgive the suffering that erupted that caused the hurt,
left the anger.
No matter what our experience,
there’s a part of us that remains unharmed.
That part is our anchor,
from remorse through forgiveness to letting go.
Out of compassion for myself,
to ease my heart,
I lovingly let go.
I abandon my ill will.
I abandon the delusion that anger will hurt the one who hurt me.
By my generosity, I let go.
I accept all that enters my life.
I let go of what leaves my life.
May all be free of danger.
May all have ease and well-being.
May, on this Yom Kippur, by my deeply generous nature,
may I completely let go of my hurt.
May I completely let go.
