Let go of the past and move on!

There is an Arab proverb that states that we should write the bad things that happen to us in the sand, so that they can be easily erased from our memories. However, most of us engrave the bad things that happen to us in marble; therefore, our painful memories remain immortalized in our minds.

We walk around with the memories of our failures, mistakes, disappointments and hurts from the past.

But we have to get rid of all our past hurts and negative memories if we wish to know the exhilaration of soaring to the highest potential of our life.

A bird has to have the courage to let go of the branch, if it wishes to fly.Perched on a branch, brooding over our past mistakes, failures and losses doesn't take us anywhere.

The branches we rest on are our inner attachments - our wrong beliefs, regrets, egoistic pride, memories of failures, bitterness and selfishness.

And then there are the outer attachments - people, possessions, positions and privileges are a few. But as long as we hold on to them we will never be free.

Life may seem unjust and unfair at times. We don't live in a world of black and whites. People are not perfect. Some are selfish and careless. And they hurt us.

Our hurt feelings are legitimate. But they will take us nowhere. Nursing our grievances indefinitely hurts us more and more. But what is the point in worrying endlessly about the past and something that cannot be changed?

So, we have got to move on!

Bad memories don't disappear on their own. We need to make them go.

Even though we may want to move forward in our life, we may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go.

When we have so much of new power within us to create the life we want and dream of, why should we spend our life in bitterness wallowing in miserable memories of the past?

Past memories are bound to creep into our consciousness from time to time. We can't undo the past, all we can do is to make today the best day of our lives.

Never regret yesterday. Refuse to entertain our old pains. Never let the past spoil our present or govern our future.

Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future.

Life is in us today, and we make our tomorrow.

Can brooding over the past change a past event? Never! Not on this planet.

The past has no power over the present moment unless we decide to stick to our hurting memories.

So, don't let our pain become our identity!

Stop being a prisoner of our past. Stop it today!

Become the architect of our future!

Learn to let go of our past, and let happiness come into our lives!