05/07/2026
STORY OF THE DAY: One of my teachers had each one of us bring a clear plastic bag and a sack of potatoes 🥔.
For every person we’d refuse to forgive in our life, we were told to choose a potato 🥔, write on it the name and date 📅, and put it in the plastic bag 🛍️. Some of our bags, as you can imagine, were quite heavy.
We were then told to carry this bag with us everywhere for one week, putting it beside our bed 🛏️ at night, on the car seat 🚗 when driving, next to our desk 📚 at work.
The hassle of lugging this around with us made it clear what a weight we were carrying spiritually 🧠💔, and how we had to pay attention to it all the time to not forget, and keep leaving it in embarrassing places.
Naturally, the condition of the potatoes deteriorated to a nasty slime 🤢. This was a great metaphor for the price we pay for keeping our pain and heavy negativity!
Too often we think of forgiveness as a gift to the other person 🎁, and while that’s true, it clearly is also a gift for ourselves ✨!
So the next time you decide you can’t forgive someone, ask yourself…
Isn’t MY bag heavy enough? 🥔🛍️
Carrying Burdens
“Sometimes you don’t realize the weight of a burden you are carrying until you set it aside and feel the strength returning to your arms 💪.”
“A river does not always cut through a rock because of it’s strength 🌊. It can also cut through a rock because of it’s persistence ⛰️.”
Pain and Burdens
Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain 💔, but it is more common and also more hard to bear.
The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden 🧠: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken.” 💔
