Most of us have something from our past that is difficult. We still carry it around with us. Some of us feel like it is holding us back – so much that we feel our lives are limited by the experience.
Pain of the past is heavy. It weighs us down. We allow our past to have such a strong grip on our present.
But, here is the thing. Whatever happened in your past happened… in your past. It is not part of your present. The circumstances of our past are done.
The only parts that remain of that experience are our thoughts about what happened. And, that is good news. Because, although we may not have been able to control circumstances in the past, we can control our thoughts now.
Are your thoughts about the past serving you? Probably not.
We tend to see ourselves as victims in the present because of what we could not control in the past. But, we don’t have to think about it that way any longer.
It is time to take your power back in your life. Write it all down. Release all of the anger, resentment, sadness, hatred, hurt, pain… all of it. Put it down on paper. Write down all of those things you wish you could have said… what you wish you could have done. And, then, destroy the paper. This is just for you – no one else.
The events of the past are facts. We can’t change them. (Honestly, I wouldn’t want to change my past. It has made me so much stronger of a person today.)
We can leave the facts of the past behind, and change our thoughts to lift ourselves up. We experienced things others couldn’t even understand. Use that strength to fuel a better world for yourself and others.
You deserve it.
How did you feel after writing out your past?
Can you use this same method to better other areas in your life?
