Captivating ways to confront your past

Everyone has a past, some are good and others are not so good. Irrespective of the nature, our past has been one of the determining elements in shaping our personalities and present outlook on life in general. We always carry our pasts with us in the way we think, act or perceive the world in general.

What is buried alive never dies. The fact that we try to cover up or ignore a past we are not particularly proud of doesn’t mean it is dead; just dig a bit deeper and you will find it still alive, breathing and growing.

We can choose to cover up a stinking past as much as we like, but when that cover is blown open, what happens? Even we may not be able to stand the stench. Whenever the reality of an unresolved past comes to the surface, it messes up the present which would also have a huge effect on the future because negative events of the past can make it really difficult to live in the present.

There comes a point when we need to make peace with our pasts or it will define the future.

Depending on how we handle them, our past experiences, no matter how wonderful or how traumatic, can be our best friends or worst enemies. They can help us or haunt us, propel us or cripple us. Sometimes the trauma resulting from our past experiences can be so intense that it begins to negatively affect the people around us.

...to be continued.
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