(Continued from Vol.1) Have you ever compared yourself to others and felt discouraged, or found yourself thinking, “I’m not enough”?
In Vol.2, together with Wai’ale’a, we go deeper into how to let go of the habit of putting yourself down, and how to cultivate trust in Divinity.

＜We Will No Longer Go Along with the Bullshit of “Treating Yourself as Small”＞

Irene:
Actually, yesterday I met someone and talked with them, and I felt really miserable about myself. The other person didn’t do anything at all, yet I somehow made myself feel small on my own…

Wai’ale’a:
A long time ago, there was someone who said to me, “I’m the queen bee, and you’re just a worker bee” (laughs).

Irene:
What?! That’s such a harsh thing to say.

Wai’ale’a:
In moments like that, when someone says something that hurts us, we instantly judge them as an enemy, someone who is harming us. Then we either blame them or go into defense mode, putting all kinds of strategies between ourselves and the other person.
But there is only one thing we need to do at that moment. First, say to yourself, the one who had the experience, “Thank you. I love you.”
And then say, “That hurt, didn’t it? But it’s okay. I’m glad, because this is another opportunity to do cleaning.”
We turn our awareness inward and begin cleaning.
Because that shock and that pain were memories that already existed within us. Those un-erased memories appeared through a person or a situation, giving us another chance to do cleaning.

Irene, you must not hand your power over to the other person. When someone’s attitude makes you feel small, that is exactly the moment to entrust everything to Divinity.
If someone hurts you and you respond by blaming them or trying to change them, you are handing over the steering wheel of your journey to the other person—or more accurately, to the memory.

Irene:
I end up soaking in that uncomfortable feeling. I keep listening to the voice that says, “I’m no good.”

Wai’ale’a:
Making yourself feel “not enough,” and then punishing or denying yourself even more for feeling hurt—that is what becomes the cause of disease.
The Unihipili feels unloved and shrinks.
At times like that, you firmly hold the Unihipili’s hand and say this:

“I’m sorry. We’ve been carrying this memory for such a long time. I understand your pain. But I’m not going to go along with this bullshit anymore. We’re done treating ourselves as small. I’m going to gather all of this information and take it to Divinity! We are going to receive the answer!”

Irene:
“We’re done!”… That’s incredibly powerful. It feels like waking up.

Wai’ale’a:
Yes. Both the Unihipili and I are honestly fed up already (laughs). We refuse to keep treating ourselves as powerless.
We ask the Unihipili to gather all the information and deliver it, together with the Aumakua (Father), to Divinity.
And then we allow the errors to be corrected.
That is Ho’oponopono.

＜Trust “Inspiration,” Not “Drama”＞

Irene:
I’m not very good at driving and it scares me, but yesterday I gathered my courage and drove to my grandmother’s house. I was doing cleaning the whole time, and suddenly I felt inspired to stop by a donut shop. As I drove toward a donut shop near my grandmother’s house, a perfect parking space opened up—almost as if it had been prepared for me—one that even someone with my level of driving skill could easily park in.
It might sound like a small thing, but for me it was a moment when I truly felt “connected.”
At the same time, there’s a part of me that often struggles to trust the results of Ho’oponopono.

Wai’ale’a:
We tend to trust past “trauma” and “drama” more easily than inspiration from Divinity.
Let me tell you a story about my car, Angelica. This week, she wasn’t in great condition and stopped twice. But both times, she somehow managed to carry me all the way to my street, and the moment we arrived, she stopped completely—almost as if she were saying, “I made it home.”

Irene:
Wow, you’re really being protected.

Wai’ale’a:
Yes. That’s why I know Ho’oponopono is working.
Every time I start to doubt and think, “Maybe I should stop,” something like this happens—a little miracle—and I’m drawn back again (laughs).
Irene, instead of listening to drama, let’s trust more deeply that Divinity is protecting us.
Whether you find the perfect parking space or not, there is always a reason.
It may be that the inconvenient place was actually perfect as “the place that needed cleaning.”

Irene:
I see. So it’s not about whether the result is good or bad, but about “just doing cleaning” no matter what happens.

Wai’ale’a:
Exactly. Whatever memories come up, you continue cleaning, peeling away the layers.
“Thank you. I love you.” That’s all.

Irene:
Thank you so much for today. The memories of treating myself as small feel healed, and I feel as refreshed as if I’ve taken a cleansing shower.

Wai’ale’a:
Thank you as well. Thanks to you, I was able to do the cleaning I needed too. I love you.