Hey good human,
This week at the Veterans Organic Garden we delve deep and discuss - grief, loss, divorce, death, being a carer, forgiveness, fighting cancer and being of service. All in under 11 minutes.
Let’s explore some of life’s toughest moments and the profound lived experience wisdom they bring.
Three things I wish we were more comfortable talking about:
On being a carer: What happens when our parents or loved ones need us to be their primary carers? It’s a role we will all likely play at some point, yet we rarely discuss how to prepare for this important role.
On death: The closer we get to it, the more vivid our lives become. What if we lived more with our eulogy in mind than our LinkedIn profile or CV?
On grief: Sometimes, our greatest grief can come from the loss of a relationship. What are the modern-day support mechanisms to process and honour these moments?
RE-FLECTIONS….
At the end of your life, the most celebrated aspects won’t be your possessions or achievements but the values you embodied and the strength of your character.
In caregiving, it’s often the smallest acts that bring the greatest comfort. A simple gesture can mean the world. Your integrity, life philosophies, and strength of character will often take centre stage in your eulogy. Forgiveness can be a powerful tool in dealing with life’s toughest challenges.
Our guest this week, a veteran who fought in four wars, teaches us that service to others is always the path to healing and growth.
Let’s celebrate the lives we’ve lived, the lessons we’ve learned, and the people we’ve become. Thank you for supporting RE-TURN ON WISDOM…
Ps. On Forgiveness
The Ho’oponopono Prayer (pronounced HO-oh-Po-no-Po-no)
Ho’oponopono is an ancient Hawaiian practice for forgiveness and reconciliation. It functions as both a communication concept for reconciliation and a tool for restoring self-love and balance. It’s more than just a prayer - it’s a process of making things right in your relationships - with others, ancestors, yourself, earth etc. The word ‘ho’oponopono’ translates to ‘cause things to move back in balance’ or to ‘make things right’. In the native Hawaiian language, ‘pono’ means balance, in the sense of ‘life’. There are four forces at work in this prayer - repentance, forgiveness, gratitude and love. You can repeat the phrases in any order silently to yourself or out loud.
I am sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you.
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