Leave The Past Behind You

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Sometimes leaving the past in the past can be the hardest thing to do. But in order to have a happy life, you have to learn from your past and move on.

It’s not easy to let go and move on. We tend to dwell on things. We think that if we punish ourselves continually for our mistakes, we won’t make them again. Unfortunately, that’s not really how it works.

Constantly chastising yourself for your mistakes can actually make you more likely to doubt yourself and end up making the same mistake again or making a bigger mistake. In some cases, it can make you so uncertain of yourself, you can’t even make a decision anymore.

So the best thing to do is learn from the past, put it behind you, and move on. That doesn’t mean you should forget about it. It simply means you should stop condemning your future because of something from your past.

How do you do that? Well, it’s really pretty simple.

Accept your past. Accept how it has changed you and shaped you into the person you are today. Stop thinking about how you should have done things differently, or you should have made different choices. That way of thinking doesn’t help you move on. It only keeps you clinging to the past.

It’s time to accept that the past is the past, and you can’t change it, you can only accept it. Don’t pretend…