How to let go of your past

1. How to let go of your past and be happy? We all have a past, and most of the time it hurts. We often hold onto our past and painful memories. And it leads us to become ineffective in our present. It actually limits our ability to move on and focus on our future. We consciously hold onto our past. And in the same way, moving can be a conscious decision. The choice is yours! So how to let go of the past? One thing common to all humans is that we all experience pain. We all get cheated, mistreated, mishandled and whatnot. And it causes a lot of pain. But when we cling to that pain and are not able to move forward it becomes detrimental to our mental health. So, what the successful people do? They deal with the pain and address it. They heal from it and move forward. Some learn lessons from the past and the pain and use them to get motivated and transform their pain into their success. And some of us, get stuck and brood over the fact that wish we could have changed our past. It does nothing but immobilizes them and make them suffer. So how to forget the past and move on with your life? Here are a few steps that you can take to free yourself from the pain of yesterday and move on in life. If you do not know what steps to take to move on from a life predominated by the thoughts of your past, here are the steps you can take. 1.Feed yourself the right thoughts When you feed yourself the wrong thoughts such as I can't believe this happened to me or wish I could go back and change my past it becomes your nature. And it manifests in your present life. It limits your potential to move on. So instead, feed yourself positive thoughts or the right thoughts such as I am grateful that I made it so far and a better future is in store for me. Trust me, when you do so, you give a signal to your mind that you are done with your past and that you want to move on. 2.Forgive yourself and forgive people If you really want to move on, you need to, first of all, forgive yourself for whatever wrong decisions you took. Once you do so, you free yourself of the burden that you are carrying for so long. But it is not enough. You need to forgive people from your past who have mistreated you or caused you to hurt so much. It has nothing to do with them but with your own mental well-being. Once you do so, you free yourself from the burden you are carrying for so long. This is one of the main tips I give to people on how to come out of depression! 3.Focus on your present If you are stuck in your past, all your focus is on your past only. So how do you expect yourself to be effective in your present? And to break this you need to focus on your present and work on the things that need your attention right now. 4.Stop comparing yourself When you live a life full of comparisons in special reference to your past, you are killing your own peace of mind and true potential. So you should learn how to stop comparing yourself to others and your past. Once you do so, you start healing and start to move on from your past. So if you are comparing your present with your past, you are sheer living in past. 5.Do not resist change

2. The main reason people find it difficult to move on from the past is that they fear they won't be able to cope up with the change or they resist the change. You have to change yourself for a better future. When you resist change, it means you are comfortable with your past. 6.Give up your comfort zone Staying in past is a way to procrastinate things as it is easy to just brood over and do nothing. Let not your past stop you from exploring things that you always wanted to do. You may take up doing smaller things that give you happiness, even if it requires you to get out of your comfort zone. Once you start doing it, start implementing it in bigger things in your life, especially the things from your past.