1.) you must hang up the world in the closet and heal. 2.) submerge yourself in the mirror; make peace with what you see. 3.) baptize yourself in the bathtub; watch the sins go down the drain. 4.) make an offering to your body; for you are a temple. you house a goddess within; and at all costs you must subdue her suffering. 5.) banish certain shadows from your body; today no one should follow you. 6.) sow your dreams into the houseplants' pots; water them in softness; grow with them. 7.) drink tea. pray. worship gentle things. breathe; without the invasion of thought. 8.) recycle your soul. reincarnate into something other than yourself; become more than what you originally had in mind. 9.) call your mother; or your father, or whoever ground you most. remind them you love them. allow certain heartbeats to re-align you. 10.) and above all; forgive always.