The Power of Awareness
Pain moves through people like an unseen thread, passed down from generation to generation. It’s like a virus—unconscious, deeply embedded, and perpetuated by those who never had the chance to heal. If someone has hurt you, it’s likely because they, too, were once hurt. Their wounds, unacknowledged and unresolved, found an outlet in you.
But here’s the shift—awareness.
When you recognise that the pain you’ve carried isn’t yours to bear, you create space for deep healing. You can stand in your truth and say:
"I didn’t deserve to be treated this way… and neither did you."
In that moment, your pain transforms into a blessing. This is true compassion, true empathy—the kind that doesn’t excuse harmful actions but instead acknowledges their origins. And in this space of presence and heart connection, something miraculous happens: love emerges.
When we connect with the wounded version of the person who hurt us, we extend love to a part of them that was once innocent, that was once deserving of kindness but never received it. In doing so, we don't just heal ourselves—we send ripples of healing back through time, to the
version of them that needed it most. Such is the power of presence.
The Path of Forgiveness
Forgiveness isn’t about condoning someone’s choices or pretending harm didn’t happen. It’s about freeing yourself from the burden of carrying that pain.
Forgiveness is the soul’s ability to recognise that those who hurt others are often the ones who have suffered the most. It doesn’t mean their actions were right. It doesn’t mean they deserve a place in your life. It simply means you refuse to let their pain define your own.
Many people take the easy path—the path of avoidance, of wounding others because facing their own hurt feels unbearable. History is filled with leaders who chose this road, allowing their suffering to bleed into the world around them. But there’s another path. A harder one. The path of love. This is the path that heals energy, heals relationships, heals the world.
Forgiveness doesn’t mean forgetting. It means choosing peace over pain. It means reclaiming your power. It means recognising that you are not here to continue the cycle—you are here to end it.
Gratitude and Empathy: A Practice in Healing
Gratitude and empathy are more powerful than pain. They dissolve resistance. They soften what was once rigid. They open the door to transformation.
If you’re willing, I invite you to try this:
Think of someone who has hurt you deeply.
Notice what they reflected back to you—what wounds did they awaken within you?
Allow yourself to find gratitude for what that experience revealed.
Now, imagine them as a child. Pure and innocent. Before the world shaped them.
Speak to that child. Tell them they deserved love, not pain.
Let empathy arise. See their suffering for what it is—not an excuse, but a reason.
Forgive their soul, even if you cannot forgive their actions. Forgive the choices they made from their wounded place.
Because the truth is, before they hurt you, they were just a child. A child who would have never hurt a fly. But their wounds became their identity, and they inflicted their pain upon you.
Now, you have a choice. You can carry their pain forward, or you can choose to release it. You can continue the cycle, or you can end it—through love, gratitude, and forgiveness.
Inner Child Healing: The Deepest Healing of All
At the heart of all healing is the inner child—the part of us that still carries wounds from the past, still longs for love, still holds onto memories that shaped our beliefs.
Healing your inner child is one of the most powerful things you can do. It is the foundation of true transformation, of releasing generational pain, of stepping into the fullness of your being. When you connect with your inner child, you don’t just heal your past—you reclaim your wholeness. You remember who you were before the world told you otherwise.
This is why inner child healing is a core part of my 8-week healing program. It is the doorway to deep, lasting change. It allows you to reconnect with the love, presence, and heart energy that have always been within you.
You don’t have to carry what isn’t yours. You don’t have to live in the wounds of the past. You are free to heal. You are free to love. You are free to be whole. And most importantly, you are free to be YOU.
And it all begins in this moment—with presence, with heart, with the choice to release.
With love always,
Virginie 💛
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