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You Are Not Your Past
by Story Waters
Realize that in each moment the Universe is created anew. Do not be afraid of the idea that in each moment you are just beginning, for in this understanding lies a great freedom. Know that the Universe was not created billions of years ago: it is being created now. To understand this is to realize that you exist in limitlessness. You are not constrained by what came before you. In each moment you recreate the Universe. Do so in a new and exciting way. In each moment you can start the creation of your dream out into reality. In each moment there is the potential for everything to change. In each moment everything changes. Every moment is equal.
Realize that it is not the past that determines your now, it is you. The degree to which your now comes to reflect and adhere to your past, is purely a representation of your belief that your past dictates your future. It is a common trap to perpetually recreate the pain of your past, by holding a belief in its power and focusing upon it. Until you stop the pain in your past from creating fear for your future, you will be stuck in a loop of reliving it. To break this cycle you must take your power back from the pain. Do this by allowing yourself to feel the pain totally. Allow it to make you stronger by taking back your power from it. Realize that, if you choose to carry pain from your past, then on some level you must believe that you need it. You do not need this pain. You do not need its limits anymore.
Just because your past was one way does not mean your future will be the same way, unless you resign yourself to that belief. Do not let your history of pain deter you. Take back your power from your past. Realize that yourself-doubt has created a tangible face in your reality. Go out and prove yourself-doubt wrong. You are NOT your past. To live in your past is to continually recreate it. If your mind constantly dwells in your past then open yourself back up to it so that you can fully experience and release it. Know that all things, once fully experienced, cease to perpetuate for they no longer hold any message for you. Your past is an idea that you can use to either empower or dis-empower yourself. Empower yourself through an empowered perception of your past.
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