How to Leave the Past Behind Us
Our future is rich with opportunities, so why look back?
There are always things we could have or should have done differently, yet we cannot change the past.
Let me say that again . . . WE CANNOT CHANGE THE PAST.
No amount of time spent on the woulda, shoulda, coulda will change what we have done or have not done. Crying doesn’t change it. Yelling doesn’t change it. Dwelling on it does not change it.
In fact, nothing can change the past once time slips past us, and with it our actions, thoughts, beliefs, feelings, dreams, and goals.
The past is . . . gone.
I am not saying this in any negative way whatsoever. In fact, I am often happy that the past is indeed behind us, as in a real way that invites us to take a daily fresh start to be the sort of people we believe we really can be. The sort of people we really want to be.
Learn from the Past
While we cannot change the past, the one thing that is most empowering for us is that we can learn from it. We can use our understanding of past events and learn from them to inform our future. To make a more fair, just, and positive future for ourselves and our society.
