Your Past Is Killing Your Future
Written by Alex Marlin on October 17, 2007 – 2:35 am -I had a chat with a great friend of mines, and I know how tough her life growing was and still is and how much tougher it will get. But, as I was there listening to all her problems and the things she faced and is dealing with, she began to shed some tears. It was really heart-breaking, but I tried to contain my composure and be strong for that moment while she was letting all her grief out.
I told her that I can see that you have been to hell and back, and life isn’t fair, but you have to remember that your past does not equal your future. You have to learn how to focus on only the great things in life and ask for a blessing to all whom have done you wrong and that means your parents also. You have to honestly learn to bless everyone and everything in your life.
Can you really change the outcome of your life with your mind?
As we spoke, I gently said to her that I am not going to say that what happened to you is right. But, I honestly don’t understand how people can inflict pain onto another human and feel no regret. That shows how cold some human beings are.
Our mind is so powerful that we can focus on only good, and neglect the pass. You should forget your past deeds and all the wrong things that has happened in your life. For you to face a better future, you have to fill your mind now with laughter and better moments to come.
Don’t dwell on your past and continue to tell everyone about your past, that will be just bringing it up and making it stronger in your life and attracting more of the bad your speaking of. Talk about the issues once, cry and forget them for life, it has already happened, we can’t turn back the clock. The things that we are facing daily is actually a test to make us even more stronger. Only the strong will survive, the weak ones, let their bad and evil ideas over power them, and end up loosing the game of life.
If we don’t learn to forgive and move on and fill our minds with happy thoughts we end up becoming bitter and prisoners of hate. We will see the world through bloody eyes and we can not bring anything good to us, because we are showing only hate and the more hate you show the more people will hate you and the more hatred you will attract. I know this sounds like mumbo jumbo, but as you face an angry person feel love in your heart for that person and smile, you yourself will notice that their mood will shift and they too will experience a calm shift in attitude.
The power of what we are feeling is much strong than what our mind is focusing on at that moment. we can turn our feelings on or off, with the flash of a new taught, but this will only be possible if you have good feelings flowing from the inside. Once the inside is pure and happy, the outside will show the same.
Life is what we make of it
As you understand how to always put your self in a great mood, you will also understand how to have people act so friendly with you that the masses would be shocked. There was this lady that had a real hoggish attitude, and she would growl and bark at anyone coming to ask about their checks that she had to return to them for their travels expenses.
Everyone was really afraid of her, and then one day, me and a friend of mines was approaching her to ask for our travel refunds. He preceded first and was confronted with a horrendous attack, she was explaining him that she is very busy now and don’t have time for this right now. She said she would call when she had the check ready. Well, I approached her two minutes later, and she was all smiles, and told me that the check wasn’t ready, but she would go ahead and walk it through the cycle and get it signed for me. He was standing right there and witnessed what she did, she told him your lucky that Mr. Marlin is with you, and she got the checks for both of us. He was stunned, and asked; “What did I do wrong?”
So what just happened there?
The same travel arrangement and the same day, just a couple minutes after him. The main difference is attitude. I always approached her and asked her how she was doing, then I would tell her a little about the trip I went on, make a couple jokes with her, and then ask if the check was ready.
Many of us treat people as objects or robots and ignore the human factor involved and the stress of dealing with bitter people all day that can make anyone bitter. So why not be different and try to honestly start caring about people. Start a simple conversation asking about them and how their day is going so far. If you genuinely care about what people are doing or their health, they will treat you very differently. Stop racing through life and start slowing down, you will notice the things that are bypassing you. Life isn’t for the swift, it is a journey that we all have to take, so make sure your enjoying your journey in a slower pace.
Just be different and actually great your colleagues and neighbors with a healthy good morning. Start paying attention to how you feel. Stop thinking on negative things, and block any bad deeds from entering your mind.Fill your mind with nice thoughts and you will start to feel better inside.
If you’ve been hurt by anyone in the past, let go of that pain, it is actually bringing you down. It doesn’t matter how bad you was hurt, you mission in life is to enjoy and be happy. There is no happiness to be found in negative thoughts or deeds.
You can be whatever you wish to be in this life, if you would only learn to focus on what you want. Stop worrying about how you will get it. If Oprah Winfrey could overcome what her uncle did to her and go on to build such a beautiful future for herself, then I believe we all have better futures awaiting us.
Stop living in the past, your future awaits you. Build your future in your mind, and actually believe it will come through and the love will shine and the pictures you hold of your future will come to life.
Don’t let your past rob you of your future.
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October 29th, 2007 at 2:30 am
This is a very excellent post you wrote here. I don\’t know where one man can be able to tell so much. You are really amazing, I give you that.
I wish you only the best in life!
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December 26th, 2008 at 12:23 am
Wow, this is amazing! Truly, amazing information.
June 21st, 2010 at 10:55 am
is not easy to say you can get over your pass, but you just of to try. keep it up cos i like what your doing.