Write a Letter to Your Pain [Eps 16]
“2020: I wouldn’t recommend.” Have you seen the t-shirts? It’s funny and true but 2020 has something deep and meaningful to teach us. Pain is not in itself inherently bad or evil. Pain is a signal that something needs mending. Suffering is part of us. How we frame it matters.
In this episode I share a letter I wrote to a tough season in my life: 2019. It was a year of caring for a loved one through their trauma. It was difficult and frankly, I wanted to forget the year completely, but the practice of blessing it transformed it into a teacher.
Next I guide you through a process to write a letter to your own pain (whether that is pandemic, racial injustice, or something else) so you can speak new life into the experience. We will name it, describe it, react to it, learn from it, release it, and bless it.
It helps to listen to episode 15: Say Your Suffering and Bless It before engaging this practice.
I recommend finding a place to be quiet for 30 minutes. Have a piece of paper and a pen close by and get comfortable. It can be of great assistance to share your letter with a spiritual friend who can affirm your story.
