Leaving the past in the past is a myth and also a mantra of people in denial. Your past will continue to influence you in negative ways until you face your own thoughts about it and find a true and compassionate perception of it. Children are excellent recorders and terrible interpreters, as the saying goes. As adults, we have the privilege and the opportunity to re-examine the painful perceptions that plague our subconscious; innumerable resources exist to help us re-frame our experiences, to rid ourselves of false guilt and shame, if only we have the courage to face the things we’d rather avoid.
Your past can be transformed if you are willing to re-visit it, with open-hearted willingness to examine your feelings, your conclusions, and the decisions you made that served you well but that may be limiting you now. Invest the time to review your past, to listen to yourself then, to serve as a parent to the child version of yourself. The rewards are immeasurable.
Physician, Get Healed 