It is possible to release your past regardless of how painful or deprived it was. Through these personal development techniques, you let go of all your emotional baggage and start fresh.
Once you release your emotional attachment to your past, you are free to enjoy the present. From this powerful place of being happy and content with where you are, you can then begin to create the future of your dreams.
Although you cannot change anything that has happened in the past, you can change how your experiences affect your future. The first step to releasing the past is to accept that it happened. No matter how traumatic the experience or how distasteful the memory is, you must acknowledge here and now that it occurred. This is what we call entering a state of acceptance. Many people live their entire lives wanting to change the past. They moan that if only things had been different, their life would be so much better. The past is gone. It happened. There is no way to change the past, so there is no point wishing that it never happened or that it happened differently. You cannot change it so accept it!
After acceptance, you can enter a state of peace when you realise that the past, all of it, good and bad experiences alike, have helped to form and mould the person you are today. All the knowledge, desire and love that are in you right now are a direct result of the experiences that make up your life.
Next, realise that the past has some powerful lessons to teach you. Have you learned anything positive about your experiences? Use your past as a learning tool. See where you went wrong and make the changes you need to make today so that your future becomes a bright and welcoming place. Never use your past as an excuse to stay the way you are or to tolerate circumstances and situations with which you are currently unhappy! Realise that the past has been and gone. All you have is this moment, and that is all you need to make changes.
Many millions of people throughout the centuries have overcome their own personal adversity to achieve great things. You can do the same. These people refused to accept what life had handed them. They never moaned about their past nor allowed it to interfere with their present and thus they created their future the way they wanted it to be.
You should never use the past an excuse for staying stuck in your life. Your power is always in the present moment. Use your past negative experiences as a motivational tool to spur you on. It is all about your perception! It is your perception of the surrounding things that determines your reality. What you focus on expands. This means you get more of what you focus on in life. If you chose to focus on the mistakes and hardships of your past, then that is what you will experience more of.
But if you decide to put the past where it belongs, in the past, and fully embrace the present moment and where you are you will find yourself in a powerful creative place. Only revisit the past to learn from it not as an emotional trip. Although much of your current mental conditioning originates from childhood and early life experiences, it can be changed. By making the decision now and holding the intention now that the past will no longer affect you, you can free yourself from your own self-imposed bondage.
From this place of freedom, you can make decisions based upon current situations and circumstances instead of being the slave to reactive emotional thinking and acting. The evidence is everywhere that people with painful, damaging pasts have overcome them and gone on to achieve high levels of success. Look at the business world, sports, creative arts, etc. There are rags to riches stories everywhere you care to look.
You may encounter experiences that are very difficult for you to release. At these times, you should seek professional help in whatever form you feel appropriate, even if it is just a subliminal or hypnosis recording. Do something now to release your past – make the decision that it will no longer rule over your current life. Intend to be free of the past. In your own mind, decide now that no matter what you need to do, you will release your emotional issues. Even though you may not know how you are going to do this yet hold the intention that you will do it. When you do this and begin to live in the now, you will be more content and at peace while you wait for your marvelous future to unfold.
