I saw this image today and it struck me as spot on. How often in life do we dismiss an opportunity or find ourselves in a disagreement because we didn't wait to get all of the facts around a situation or we are setting things that aren't really there?
Sometimes we look at our past experiences (ie... relationships, friendships, jobs.) and we assess our current situation on things that happened in the past. We say "this person from my past hurt me so the person I'm with now is going to hurt me in the same way". Then we wind up looking for the bad things to happen and, even though our present may be a totally different situation, we start to see things that remind us of the past hurt and push away the people who want to be close to us.
We create our own cycles of pain.
I'm issuing a challenge for the new year. No, I'm not going to ask you to eat a box of crackers or dump ice water over your head. Instead, I'm challenging you to break the cycle of pain in your own life. Look for the positive and stop judging your present by your past. Then, let me know how it turns out.
Until next time, this is just my life, honesty.
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