What if you could change the past – or if not change it, put it away on a shelf in your mind and only allow yourself to take it out and re-examine it in a neutral setting with an objective mind?
What if all the things you perceived to be “bad” in the past were actually opportunities for learning and growth? If those things were now on your shelf, could you look at them and acknowledge them for what they truly are? Could you see the benefits they’ve brought to your life and be grateful for them in that capacity?
What if all your good experiences were also on that shelf – the things that you romanticize, but are no more? Those things that also hold you back from reaching your present-day potential.
By putting the past away, and focusing your intentions on the present, you are claiming your power to change the influence past events have on you. In doing so, you are also changing the energy around yourself, which in turn, will attract fresh new experiences and challenges rather than a recycling of the old ones.
What if choosing to live in the present and focusing on how to deal with the issues of the here-and-now could actually lead to your ideal future? Where would you be then?
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