Too many of us dwell on our past.
If we insist on constantly looking back, we can sometimes find ourselves locked in a vicious cycle that simply reminds us of our hurts and disappointments.
On saying that, I believe there’s a huge difference between actually living in the past… or just glancing back into it in an effort to resolve our past issues, leaving us able to create a happier, healthier future for ourselves.
Why are we so wrapped up in the past?
It’s a time long gone… in fact, by the time you finish reading this article it will be in the past. However – it’s not the immediate past that haunts us!
There is a certain lack of clarity when we try to relive past events.
To explain, let’s take an original document or photograph and make a copy of it. Then take that copy and run it through the machine again. If we repeat this process over and over we would end up with an image that looks very different to the original one we started with.
The same thing happens with our hurtful memories. Read the rest of this entry »
