Oreo Cookie self-forgiveness ritual

Take 3 Oreo cookies, place them in front of you in a line from left to right.

The cookie on the left represents your past failings and regrets.

The cookie in the middle represents your present anxieties and worries.

The cookie on the right represents your future mistakes and self-recriminations

Pick up the cookie on the left and speak out loud:

“Oreo cookie I imbue your black circles with my past failings and regrets, I unscrew you to taste the sublime sunshine of your creamy white center. I eat my failings and regrets. They are part of me and I ingest them willingly, letting them pass through me. I will not be controlled by them.”

(Lick the center and eat the cookie)

Pick up the cookie in the middle and speak out loud:

“Oreo cookie I imbue your black circles with my present anxieties and worries, I unscrew you to taste the sublime sunshine of your creamy white center. I eat my anxieties and worries. They are part of me and I ingest them willingly, letting them pass through me. I will not be controlled by them.”

(Lick the center and eat the cookie)

Pick up the cookie on the right and speak out loud:

“Oreo cookie I imbue your black circles with my future mistakes and self-recriminations, I unscrew you to taste the sublime sunshine of your creamy white center. I eat my mistakes and self-recriminations. They are part of me and I ingest them willingly, letting them pass through me. I will not be controlled by them.”

(Lick the center and eat the cookie)

Optionally follow this ritual with a glass of cold milk or hot tea.

If pressed for time (or just not hungry), this ritual can be done with a single cookie.