Episode Synopsis "I Know There Was (Is) Love"
When we spend time in the past- worrying about what we could have done better or different, we give away unnecessary power. I'm not saying we won't think about situations, times, or people that are behind us, because for many, that almost seems impossible. What I am saying is if you find yourself going "back," then at least give the memory the honor it deserves. I used to have a bad habit of sitting in what was, and it would literally immobilize me from doing anything in my present life and scare me away from what could be a better future for myself. Instead, I'd sit and mull over what I could have done differently or how a certain person or situation could have been kinder to me. I eventually learned how to give to my past was the love that I'd put into it. Like when we meditate, when unwanted thoughts come into the mind, we acknowledge the thought and then go back to the breath. I use the same principle when the past creeps up on me. I recognize it and remember MY PART in the situation. I allow myself to know that I gave those moments the best parts of me that I had AT THAT TIME. We are constantly evolving- we aren't even the same people we were yesterday, so when I approach seemingly negative situations that happened in my past, I honor them with love, and I allow myself to relax in the fact that - that was then. After I embrace that truth, I quickly refocus back to the now. We always give what we are capable of giving- even if we don't realize it. Yes, that capability may seem minimal, but it doesn't detract from the fact that at that moment, it was OUR very best.So, remember to honor your part in your past. Other people's parts don't matter; you can't change people or what they may have done. Show love to your past self. You were doing the best that you could with what you had at that time.Then,Come back to right now. Right now is all that truly matters. Your biggest cheerleader and God's daughter, Roe"There is a fine balance between honoring the past and losing yourself in it. For example, you can acknowledge and learn from mistakes you made, and then move on and refocus on the now. It is called forgiving yourself."Eckhart TolleMediation mantra to release your thoughts from the past:"I Choose to Release What Does Not Serve Me Right Now" Lyrics "I Know There Was Love" Lean not on your own understandingI don't understand (I don't understand)Mind games mentally demandingSo many demands (So many demands)Broken openStill hopin' something will changeGrowin', holdin' onThey're not the sameAt least I know there was loveFull Song Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uSiVKghe8cPodcast Music by tobylane from Pixabay & blmabson from PixabaySponsorships: off for this episode