We all carry something. Bitterness, resentment, grief, or just the heavy weight of feeling stuck. For years, I thought I was free. I was functioning. But there was a prison I had built for myself, and I didn't even know the key was in my own hand. This is the story of what happens when the mind finally connects to the heart, and how a simple process can rewire everything.

The Prison We Don't See Before I found this work, I carried a lot. Anger, animosity, bitterness—the list goes on. It was all tied to my most recent divorce. I wanted to forgive him. I truly did. But wanting to forgive and actually forgiving are two different worlds. I was stuck in my mind. I knew the concept. I understood that forgiveness was the right thing to do. But it lived only in my head. It never reached my heart.

I felt trapped. I felt stuck. ...