A small child?
Treat it like a very small innocent child !

innocent, carefree, joyful,
peaceful, loving child
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You release any conflicting feelings about it, without labeling any of them.
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You appreciate it by giving it your undivided attention and thanking it for whatever good it has brought to you, without judging it.
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You offer peace by forgiving it for whatever it did or did not do, without wondering what it did or did not do,
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You dis-identify yourself from it by telling it to go to its creator, the only one who can permanently transform its pain or fear, while you ensure its return afterwards.
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You allow any reactions to well up without trying to quell them or wondering what they were all about.
