ValRuberto
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Jul 27, 2016
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The biggest part of letting go of the past is realizing that people make mistakes. As hard as it may be, you need to forgive yourself and people who wronged you if you want to be happy now. This can be really hard and it takes time, but trust me it will be worth it. It's like a huge weight being lifted off of your shoulders. The second most important part of letting go of your past is realizing that no two situations are the same. It's so easy to get caught up in worrying about the possibility of whatever happened in your past happening again in your future. Most of the time that won't be the case. Just because something unfortunate may have happened to you once doesn't mean it will happen again. You can learn from your past and use it to help change your future.
eliadventure
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Jul 30, 2016
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accept, learn and forgive. Accept because you can't change you past. Learn because the past it teaches you. Accept because you can project your future.
Anonymous
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Jul 13, 2016
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Letting go of the past is one of the hardest things to do, in my opinion. But, like most things, it's not impossible.
Firstly, it's ~really~ important to accept your past. Ignoring a problem won't make it go away; it'll just come back and haunt you some other time. Now, this isn't easy, I know. Everyone is struggling with something, and many of these things stem from problems they've faced in the past.
Once you accept and embrace your past, learn from it. Understand what went wrong, and what lessons you can take from it.
Do this, always reminding yourself of your worth, and how important you are. You're NOT defined by the things that happen to you, but for how you react to them.
avanef
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Apr 20, 2017
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You can't change your past, and your past is who you were. All you can do is tell yourself it doesn't make you who you are now. You change your future and you live in the now and focus on the good things and getting better and changing and learning.
FindTheBeauty
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Jul 20, 2016
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You have to remind yourself to live in the moment. When you begin to dwell on the past start pointing out things in your surroundings or tell yourself "right now I am ______." This will help keep you in the present and not think about the past as much. You have to really want to move on. Give it time and keep reminding yourself that in order to have a happy future you have to let go of the past. When you begin thinking about it start thinking about what you'll do later in the day or what you want to eat, keep your thoughts busy. Have fun so much fun and happiness you forget involuntarily. You have to understand that none of us are the same person that we were yesterday. Life is precious. Time is key. It will get better if you put your mind to it!
Cocomojo
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Oct 23, 2016
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Our past is a story we tell ourselves. As authors of our story we can be objectionable, blinkered and unforgiving. Sack the author of your past and start writing your future with an author up to the task.
sillyseraph002
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Apr 19, 2018
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your past must have been very emotionally distressing, for you to want to let go of it. we always want to heal, and we always want to improve our coping skills as well as our experience of day to day life. sometime it helps to remember that the past has helped us learn valuable things about life and prepared us in unique ways to be the people we are, and the people we are in the process of becoming. i know that doesnt sound like letting go, per se, but, being at peace with it, and accepting that we often have to take the good with the bad in life does help us to become more patient people, and its a good start. I also recommend "letting go" meditations where you write the thing that is keeping you stuck and imagine the ocean washing it away. there exist a few varieties, but they often leave people feeling very at peace.
DylanNz
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Sep 10, 2016
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You don't let go of it. You keep moving forward. Your past has shaped who you became today. Good and bad experiences alike.
ElephantTiger1
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Sep 8, 2018
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I guess letting go of your past takes an active willingness to not necessarily forget things that have happened in your past but to accept the way that they are and perhaps forgive yourself or others for things that have happened. Letting go of your past isn't as simple as just waking up and being content with the past, but is an active decision each day to look beyond the past and focus on the present. So I ask you; what is it that you have to look forward to today? What is good about today and the right now? because when you start to see the goodness in every moment and appreciate the smallest things in life, the pain of the past although may still hurt, will seem a little bit more worthwhile and you may feel a sense of gratefulness for where you are and what you have achieved. You are doing a good job with where you are at, you need to know that, healing from the past takes time, you are brave in wanting to take the steps to move beyond that.
I want you to know that I am always here for you if you ever want to talk. I hope you have a lovely day. :D
heretolisten143
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Nov 30, 2017
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I believe accepting everything that happened really helps let go of the past. If you did something wrong in the past, accept your mistakes and make sure you don't make those mistakes again. If someone wronged you, accept and forgive them for their mistakes. Just make sure you don't let them hurt you again. :) Hope this answer helped!
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