Burn letter đź’ś

Mental Health
#1

Yesterday, I shared words that came from a place of deep reflection. That wasn’t a message to send, it was a bits and pieces of a burn letter I am currently working on. A release. A closing of a chapter.

Burn rituals are something we practiced in rehab. We would write down the things we needed to let go of.. guilt, shame, resentment, attachments.. and we would watch them turn to ash. It wasn’t dramatic. It was grounding. It helped me then in ways I didn’t fully understand at the time.

So I’m returning to that practice now.

Not out of anger. Not to prove a point. But to release what no longer serves my healing.

Fire transforms. It doesn’t erase the past, but it changes its weight.

I have hope it will bring me peace again.. and maybe it can help some of you, too.

May what no longer serves us return to ash. May clarity rise in its place. :butterfly:

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#2

I love the burn idea. I’ve written letters that were never intended to send, but ritual of burning and how fire transforms and changes the weight hits a whole other level. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and strength

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#3

I hope this message finds you well honey? I have a phoenix actually rising from the ashes on my phone. I Feel Like a Phoenix of course. I did do the burn letter and burned other stuff LOL I'm celebrating my 65th birthday tomorrow . when my husband left me for another woman. It really didn't help but maybe my heart just was not in it. I'm better today I have the softer grief if that's possible and acceptance.

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#4

That means a lot. There’s something sacred about burning what no longer serves us. It’s release, but it’s also rebirth. I appreciate you sharing your experience too. :purple_heart:

#5

First of all, Happy Birthday!

65 and rising like a phoenix? That’s power.

I love that you did your own burn letter. There’s something freeing about physically releasing what no longer belongs in our story. “Softer grief” is such a beautiful way to put it. That sounds like growth and acceptance to me. I’m proud of you.