Higher Heart Activity #3: Early recovery is not always the time to make direct, face-to-face amends—sometimes that causes more chaos. However, the energy of the resentment or regret must still be released from the Higher Heart. One way to achieve this energetic closure without external confrontation is by writing a letter that will never be mailed. Choose one person whom you deeply hurt during your addiction, OR one person who deeply hurt you and contributed to your need to numb out. Write them a letter holding nothing back. Express the anger, the sorrow, the apologies, and the pain. End the letter with: "I release the energetic cord between us. I reclaim my own energy, and I leave you to yours." Repeat this phrase to yourself, silently or out loud, while you then destroy the letter: burn it safely, shred it, or tear it into tiny pieces and throw it away. The act of destruction symbolizes that the energy has been released from your body.