agony and didn’t feel much like going out. But I knew it wouldn’t
make any sense to say,“No thanks. I’m really not up to it—I’m
worried about the bears.”
Keeping my own clearing work to myself, I agreed to go out with
him.We went to see the movie 16 Blockswith Bruce Willis. Little did
I know then that the theme of this movie would be in complete
alignment with what I was already experiencing.The highlighted
message in the movie was “People can change.”
All throughout the movie, I practiced Ho’oponopono. In one scene,
I noticed a bus in the background and the banner/ad on the side of the
bus showed a picture of a teddy bear and the words beneath the bear
read:“Send Love.”
My previous training would reveal to me that this was a “waking
dream.” My current teachings would say,“Keep doing what you’re
doing.You’re on the right track!” Is this how the universe speaks to us?
I’d like to think so.
It was yet another reminder to me that the bear farmers didn’t need
my anger to change; they just needed my love.The bears needed my
love.The world needs our love. Love changes people and there are no
exceptions to this rule. Sending love to a dangerous, ugly, or abusive
situation is the only thing we can do if we’re looking for drama-free
healing and everlasting change. It’s not always an easy thing to do, but
herein forever lies the answer: love.
As my hypervigilance started to quiet down and the day faded into
evening, the nausea, anxiety, guilt, pain, and grief that I was feeling
earlier were finally starting to subside. Still, I continued to
Ho’oponopono my way throughout the remainder of the day until I fell
asleep that night.
Not too long thereafter, I was walking past the television one day
and heard the newscaster announce a recent bear rescue. In my heart of
hearts, I knew that this message was meant for me—that I was given
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