Rewriting Stories of Regret or Guilt...

Do you struggle with regret or guilt that you can’t seem to let go? Are stories replaying over and over again in your mind… at times keeping you awake at night?

One day, approximately 12 years ago, I was contacted by a man whom I’d gone to a high school dance with many, many years ago. He contacted me through facebook and asked if we could be “friends”. At the time, I didn’t realize his purpose for reaching out to me.

Of course I agreed and our “conversations” via messenger were mainly catching-up on each other’s lives. He’d married the love of his life and was happily engaged with his family.

Shortly after we connected on facebook I received a surprising text from this man. He told me he’d thought a lot about our “date” to the dance and wanted to apologize for the way he treated me. He even told me that when he recalled his memories of that night, it caused him such angst that he decided to always treat a date differently than he did that night with me.

I was perplexed and confused because as I remembered that evening I’d thought things had gone well. Actually, the only part of the evening I remembered was the dinner we’d had with another couple. I recall being so shy that I was grateful to everyone else for carrying the conversation.

Recently, this kind gentleman wrote and told me he’d like to rewrite the story of our dance date. He wanted to have better feelings about it in years to come. So.. he proceeded to tell me what he would have done differently, if he’d had the opportunity.

The things he told me were based on an adult’s perspective, not a young high school boy's perspective. Things he’d like his daughter or son to do if they ever asked someone out. I was impressed with the reflective thought he'd put into this new narrative. It was apparent he’d struggled with this situation for quite some time and was now rewriting it for a sense of peace and resolution.

From my perspective, this situation had made such an impact on this young high school boy that he lived with regret for decades. His angst had caused him to reflect on how he could “make things right” with me and within himself.

How many of us live with regret and guilt over something we’ve done in the past or had done “to” us? This got me thinking… how could I help people release and heal from their past stories they’ve been replaying in their mind for years?

Since writing is something I’ve enjoyed doing these past few months, I thought I could use some of the skills I’ve uncovered over the years and help people “rewrite” their stories.

I’m offering a free 3-day creative visualization workshop online through facebook on April 20, 21, 22. The visualization will include connecting to a “friend” or “spiritual guide” in your mind’s eye who will support and help you feel the emotions surrounding a difficult situation you feel a need to resolve. They will assist you as you share your perspective with the other people involved in the situation and help you “rewrite” the story with a different ending. You will come to a resolution, so you’ll feel at peace when you recall the story in the future.

If you’d like to connect with your "spiritual team" and rewrite a story of regret or guilt that you’d like to heal, please subscribe to my facebook business page. There you will find the information pertaining to the free 3-day event! I hope to see you there!!

https://www.facebook.com/Blessings-Embraced-103759988444248

Blessings Embraced:

• Rewriting stories of regret help heal the past

• True friends care about the feelings of others

Affirmations:

• I forgive myself and others

• I lovingly release the past