Sometimes we forget that looking at our past, at what happened, does not give us way to change. Instead, we should turn toward the future, that we can create ourselves.
Change

Sometimes we forget that looking at our past, at what happened, does not give us way to change. Instead, we should turn toward the future, that we can create ourselves.
Sometimes, if we spend too much time looking at our past and worrying about our present, we risk to lose the right moment to choose and build a better future.
You can forgive yourself, get rid of the burden of your pain, and bring with you the lessons from the past. Then, you can start growing again, living again, and loving again. It's not easy, I know, as I was there, too. Yet, once I become aware of the negative effects of the pain, I…
Our life is a journey, so we need to carry just the essentials from our past, so as to leave space for what we will discover later.
What makes us free is choosing what's best for us right now instead of carrying the burden of the past and the fear for the future.
What we have left behind and what will happen are just but tiny events compared to the power of change and creation within us.
We can't control our past, so learn from it and leave the pain. Experience the present. Create our future, choosing to work on it.
Don't bring the burden of the past with you, just its lessons. Don't worry about the future, it depends on what you choose today.