Shedding the Past to Live in the Now

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It feels good to get this one out. I’ve been holding onto this episode for a while now, waiting until the time felt right. And its time has finally come.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Most of you have heard my story by now and know that I’ve had to overcome some pretty big hurdles to get where I am today. My clients are the same way. We all have stuff from our past that, if dwelt upon, would just leave us stuck. I’m talking about bad experiences, wrongs committed against us, bad luck, injustices, accidents -- all of that.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But that was then and this is now. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">By holding onto past injuries, we rob ourselves of the present life we could be living. If we ruminate on past injustices and stew in bitterness or feelings of helplessness, we’re just reliving those old memories and reactivating neural patterns of pain and negativity. To our unconscious mind, we’re reliving the past, reinjuring ourselves, over and over again. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It doesn’t have to be this way. I’m living proof, as are my clients. And you can be too.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To get out of the negative past and into the positive present…</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Forgive.</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Do it for yourself. Holding onto anger and resentment doesn’t hurt anyone but you. Forgiveness isn’t condoning a wrong. It’s refusing to let an event from the past continue to reap negative effects in your life. For more on </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Recognize when you get triggered and break out of those old neural patterns.</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">There are many ways to get out of neural ruts. Sing a song, talk directly to your unconscious mind, do a dance. But don’t take the easy path and keep running the same paralyzing script you have been.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: