A Letter of Healing

This letter I wrote to someone whom facilitated growth and healing in my life. I found the letter and thought it appropriate to reflect on. I am grateful for the healing. This was writtend the 23rd day of June 2007. Blessed Love.

Dear Anonymous,

I feel so fortunate to have crossed your path in this life, how fun it has been getting to know you. You have assisted me to dig deeper into myself...learning new lessons. Thank you for that. As a friend I thought I would mention something. I will also preface by saying I am writing a letter instead of verbally speaking because I thoroughly enjoy writing and alot of times we all become filled with fear or defensive behavior when someone brings up hurt. This way you can absorb what I am writing and think about it. The other night our argument brought forth or stirred up bits of your past. I can only imagine how difficult it was and is to go through life with that pain. I will never know how it feels to be you but I can listen, absorb and be compassionate. However I feel strongly about my beliefs/values and path. I continually want to grow and open myself up to positivity on a spiritual path. With this being said I thought about you and all the emotional fears you have delt with due to absence of a father figure. Thank you friend for opening your heart to me and being honest. It means a great deal to me. I wonder if you have not been able to heal or find source to mend this pain. I want you and all of us to be free of suffering, we are all in this together. Your hurt is my hurt...my pain is your pain. Today as I felt and breathed in our pain as a whole I blew out peace, love clarity, strength and faith. I believe that one can only truly love themself and be loved (giving and receiving) if these fears can be acknowledged and dealt with...thus being healed in time. Other wise conflict in relationships will occur creating stress, negativity and petty fights. However, I do feel that conflict assists the souls in understanding, growing and becoming more in union. But it must be recognized and worked on otherwise constant suffering is inevitable. I thought you might find some comfort in knowing that Mr. Robert Nesta Marley was basically abandon by his father Norval. He and his mother experienced this. Bob hadto go through his entire life with this lack of a role model having profound psychological effects on him. He turned to his grand father and Coxsone Dodd (the creative center of the jamaican recording business). His grandfather Omeriah past on my folk wisdom that appears in his music. But what I am getting at is that it must have been very difficult to trust another male role model. And indeed it altered his life. But the most potent substitute for this absence was his conversion to rastafarianism. This provided a constant in his life that would NEVER betray him, pretty solid. Anytime he had a problem, he went on searching for the solution. I thought that was an interesting connection, someone I care alot about and someone whom has impacted my life in such a tremendous way through his teachings. What a beautiful parallel. You are such an amazing person with so much to give and I care enough about our friendship to dig deeper and be supportive. Always know I am here to listen and absorb, but ultimately you are the one that can unleash the fear and be present in the light. I too have my fears and growing /learning from human connection is such a beautiful thing. Much respect to the I.

Jah Bless, Rise Above & Surrender to the Flow,
The Dodhisattva