The past...it has gone by. It is in the past. The past can never be changed, it has already happened. "Don't live in the past", people say. But so much of who and what we are has been shaped by the past. Think about it, you are what you are simply because of the past.
So much of how we see life actually comes from the past. We (hopefully) learn lessons from the past...good or bad. We learn who we can trust, and who we can't. Sometimes, we learn too late that a person we trusted earned that trust wrongly. We learned in the past that this person could be trusted, when they were only lying in wait to prove that they could not be trusted! In this case, the past lied to us. It happens. People say to "move on, put the past behind you".
It isn't that easy sometimes. If the person wasn't that close to you, then who gives a shit what they do. We learn to avoid that person, because they are scum. What if the person is very close, and a very trusted person? What if that person just rips the heart right out of you? Takes everything you knew, and completely destroys it in front of your eyes? Once it is done, it is "past". You MUST live in the past to some extent, that way you learn to ELIMINATE the people that destroy everything that you held dear. By living, and learning, from the past, they will never get the chance to harm you again.
What if it was someone you loved so deeply that you would do, or give, anything for that person? What if that person hurt you so badly that it never heals? By looking to the past, you can make sure that they NEVER get a second chance to do it again. I speak from personal experience, as some of you know. I will NEVER AGAIN let someone so completely fool me. The blinders are off..."love"? Fuck that...it is gone. Can it be regained? Never. You only fool me once, then I see you in a different light, the light that says "this person will only lie to you and hurt you again". My motto has always been to "trust no one". I got away from that, but now I am back to it. Everyone will eventually screw you over, so, "Trust No One", is a good motto to hold onto.
Holla' If You Hear Me!!!
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There is enormous power in peace. Seek to let your mind be filled with peace, and your life will benefit greatly.
Worry wastes your precious time, resentment destroys your effectiveness and anxiety drains your energy. A peaceful mind, on the other hand, puts you firmly in control and out of the reach of the world's negative distractions.
Peace comes easily and naturally when you stop fighting against what is. Accept the reality of this moment, let go of the need to need, and experience the peace that is already here.
Peace is what you find when you let go of everything else. Peace requires no real effort other than the realization that you already have it.
Beneath the noise, beneath the chatter, there is beauty, and there is peace. Visualize your concerns as moving quickly away from you, until they disappear into nothingness.
Empty your mind of the stressful thoughts, and peace will fill the space left behind. Be at peace, and every thought, every action, every moment will move you toward real richness and fulfillment.
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