This is an interview article with Jean.
Jean’s responses are highlighted in light green.

This is the final part of our interview with Jean.
The theme is “Practicing Cleaning Through Your Own Power.”

Jean shares:
“Rather than relying on someone else, become the one who helps yourself.
And if doubt about cleaning arises—clean with that doubt.”

<Cleaning Is Something You Practice Yourself>

── We received a question from a participant: “I’ve had pain on the left side of my body—from my neck to my lower back—for over 20 years. Doctors can’t find the cause. My mother passed away in a car accident, and the side that was hit was also the left side of her body. Is my pain related to my mother’s accident? How should I clean with this?”

What matters most is whether you have begun cleaning.
As I’ve shared before, cleaning means to clean with the thoughts and emotions that arise in the moment.
The tools you use can differ from person to person.
Some use a writing worksheet; others use the 12 Steps or different tools.

Ask yourself, “How can I clean right now?”
Then clean with that very question.
Divinity will guide you to the approach that fits you.

What’s essential is releasing memory through cleaning—
and educating yourself, meaning, understanding how the cleaning process unfolds.

The role of a Ho’oponopono instructor is not to do the cleaning for someone else.
It is simply to share what cleaning is.

It’s possible that this pain on the left side is connected to memories related to the person’s late mother.
If you remember the date, location, or details of the accident, include all of them in your cleaning.
Also include your own experiences and feelings from the time you lost your mother—
for example, what you felt as a child. All of it is material for cleaning.

<Clean Even When You Feel “I Can’t Believe It”>

── I feel that while cleaning seems simple, it can be difficult to trust and continue.
Some people may think, “Does it really work?” or “Do memories really disappear?”

Yes.
When we feel “I can’t believe this,” it’s like building a small prison inside ourselves and locking ourselves in.
We end up suffering inside a cage created by our own thoughts.

That disbelief stops the flow of cleaning.
So please clean with those very thoughts—“I can’t believe it,” “Is this really true?”
Those are memories as well.

<Women’s Challenges Are Also Memory Replays>

── Next question:
“Many women experience physical and emotional discomfort during menopause, and we often hear that being a woman is hard.
How should we clean with the difficulties of menopause?”

First, remember that each of us is born perfect.
Menopause, menstrual pain, and other women-specific challenges don’t occur “because we are women.”
They are replays of memories stored in the inner memory bank.

Those memories may be related to the experiences of family or ancestors for example, the influence of someone’s unresolved memory of miscarriage or abortion.
However, it isn’t necessary to know where the memory comes from.

Every state we experience is simply the result of memories being replayed in that moment.

I experienced menopause about 20 years ago.
At that time, I cleaned with each belief I held about “menopause”—
“you gain weight,” “it’s hard,” “moods become unstable,” and so on.

Then one morning I received inspiration:
“Spend 10 minutes in sunlight every day.”
I followed that guidance, and as a result I did not experience significant discomfort during menopause.

However, that was inspiration for me personally.
It won’t necessarily apply to others in the same way.
Divinity teaches each of us in the way that fits us.
That is what we are truly seeking.

In any situation, the starting point of cleaning is your present thoughts, emotions, and experiences.
If you hold the thought “menopause is difficult,” begin by cleaning with that thought.

── Jean, I also had swelling in my gums this year.
I continued cleaning for about 2 months with no change, and I began to feel anxious and impatient.
Searching the internet only brought frightening information, and my fear grew.
Even so, I kept cleaning. Then one morning, I sensed an inner voice: “Try rinsing with Himalayan rock salt water.”
After about 1 week, the swelling disappeared naturally.

That’s wonderful.
When you let go of the thought called “worry,”
inspiration from Divinity reached you.

What I want everyone to know is how to trust the inspiration that comes from within.
When you can do that, anyone can become their own guide.

<Our True Nature Is Perfection>

── Lastly, please share the mindset that helps us continue cleaning for health.

First, understand clearly what Ho’oponopono is.
When you understand that, you will find a way to help yourself in any situation.

Ho’oponopono is not something you practice to “arrive” somewhere.
It is the very process of living.

Also, cherish your inner family—Uhane, Unihipili, and Aumakua.
In times of crisis, the one who helps us is not someone outside, but our inner self.

Divinity is not outside of us;
it exists within us, in the quietest place.
That’s why the connection with the inner family is so important.
Through that connection, the guidance of Divinity flows within us.

Whatever situation we are in, whatever pain we carry, we are perfect beings created by Divinity.
What appears as our current reality is simply the memories we have created, received, and accumulated over a long span of time.

Yet in Ho’oponopono, we can always begin again.
People often say life gives you a “second chance,” but in Ho’oponopono, there is a third, a fourth—chances as many times as needed.

When you continue cleaning and cherish your inner family, Divinity is always sending blessings to you.