We all tell ourselves stories about ourselves and our lives that keep us feeling unfulfilled, unhappy, and powerless to change. And though we may sometimes feel alone with our struggles and fears, they’re the same for many of us.
We often find it easier to never question why we’re doing what we’re doing, and whether it’s actually serving our needs, desires, hopes, and dreams. It’s easier to continue with things as they are than it is to imagine how they could be.
If we keep telling ourselves the same old limiting stories, we live the story of now based on a sad one from before. We can change how we interpret yesterday, how we view ourselves in response, and how we live today as a result.
Often we allow our feelings and beliefs about the past to limit our effectiveness and happiness in the present. Even though we want to let go, we don’t know how to live a life that doesn’t revolve around our former pain.