You will need
- Paper and pen, a fireproof bowl, matches, a quiet place alone.
How to
- Write a letter you will never send. To a person, to a version of yourself, to life.
- Write everything, the anger, the grief, the injustice. No one reads it, so do not lie.
- When you are empty, read it aloud to yourself once. Then say the words.
- Burn the letter. Wash your hands in cold water afterwards and drink a glass of water.
- Be gentle with yourself for the rest of the day, this ritual keeps working inside you.
This was true, and I carried it. Now it is spoken, and I set it free. The fire takes it, the earth transforms it, and I walk on with my hands free.