In
the process of letting go, you will lose many things from the past, but you
will find yourself. - Deepak Chopra
Your
past does not equal your future. - Anthony Robbins
The
beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.
- Steve Maraboli
You
are not defined by your past. You are prepared by your past. -
Joel
Osteen
Throughout
our lives, we all encounter people that provide their opinions of us. They may speak positive things or negative things
over us. According to “The Man Who Lied
to His Laptop: What Machines Teach Us About Human Relationships” by Professor
Clifford Nass, the brain handles positive and negative thoughts/emotions differently. Negative thoughts/emotions have a stronger
impact on people because the statements are replayed in our minds over and over
again, analyzed and then processed. As
we continually review them, it becomes ingrained in our thinking. For positive thoughts, we may smile, say
thank you and forget the encouraging words someone said in less than a minute.
It
is imperative that we do not allow the past to define us. We must take what was spoken to us, process it
in our minds and determine if what was said is true. If it is something we need to work on, then
we need to develop a plan to change. If
the statement was false, we must reprogram our minds to know that it is not
true. It is not simply saying to
ourselves, “That was wrong.” We must
replace the thoughts and emotions with positive uplifting statements. Remember that we believe what we say about
ourselves more than we believe what other people say about us. Reprogramming our minds can be done for
something that was said today or something that was stated to us 10 years
ago.
When
we find those negative feelings, we must forgive the individual.
Forgiving
does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory.
Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We
change the memory of our past into a hope for our future. - Lewis B. Smedes.
By
forgiving, we are letting go of the past and providing an opportunity to move
forward in life and progress closer to our goals and dreams.
CHALLENGE: If` there are any
painful or hurtful memories from the past, forgive the person and reprogram your
mind with positive statements.
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