It is the unacknowledged hurt that becomes a wound. Our only recourse is to acknowledge what we’ve done and clean up the mess. Even if our awareness comes years after delivering the hurt, the smallest word or gesture – owning what we’ve done – can reopen the heart.
The Book Of Awakening by Mark Nepo
REFLECTION:
- Is there a wound or unacknowledged hurt you are carrying toward someone?
- Is there a wound someone else has toward you?
- Can you acknowledge what you have done … perhaps say you are sorry or some other gesture?
- What can you do to reopen the heart… clean up the mess that exists in that relationship?