May It Be Laid to Rest

Trauma destroys lives.
It destroys friendships.
Trauma destroys marriages.
It destroys families.
Trauma destroys communities.
It destroys nations

If we're not careful, it will destroy the world.

We have to look inside, look into the past and heal the wounds.

It is a disease. Dis-ease that festers in the body. It is passed on through generations and past lives.
It is passed on to other people. Some of those we love.

It is not about blame. It is about recognising the chain and seeing what needs to be cut, so that we do not let it trespass through us onto the world around us.

I've come to realise that all the things people have done to me in my past come from their trauma. And that hating them for it comes from my trauma.

I find understanding, compassion, forgiveness and healing in that.

"Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do."

And as the old saying goes: holding onto hatred is like drinking poison and hoping the other person dies.

May we have the courage to look within.
May we heal what was handed to us.
May we take responsibility for what we hand onwards.

All the love.
All the forgiveness.

Aho 🙏