{"id":18976,"date":"2011-02-26T14:49:37","date_gmt":"2011-02-26T19:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/18976\/weight\/"},"modified":"2011-02-26T14:49:37","modified_gmt":"2011-02-26T19:49:37","slug":"weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/18976\/weight\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weight Of The Past"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Weight Of The Past<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Regret<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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Holding onto regret is like dragging the weight of the past<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

with us everywhere we go. It drains our energy, leaving less<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

available for life in the present because we are constantly<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

feeding an old issue. This attachment can cause illness<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

the same way watering a dead plant creates decay.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We know that something new and beautiful can grow in<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

its place if we only prepare the soil and plant the right seeds.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We also know that we create our lives from our thoughts,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

so dwelling on the past may actually recreate a situation<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

in our lives where we are forced to make the choice again<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

and again. We can choose to move on right now by applying<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

what we have learned to the present and perhaps even sharing<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

with others, transforming the energy into something that is<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

constructive and creative for ourselves and others.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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Forgiveness is the soothing balm that can heal regret.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In meditation, we can imagine discussing the issue<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

with the self of our past and offering our forgiveness<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

for the choice. In return, we can ask for our selves\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

forgiveness for keeping them locked in that space<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

of judgment for so long. We may also want to ask<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

forgiveness from anyone else who may have been<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

affected and perhaps offer our forgiveness.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

By replaying the event in our minds, we can choose<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

a new ending using all that we now know. Imagine<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

that you have actually gone back into the past and<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

made this change, and then say goodbye to it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Release your former self with a hug and bring the<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

forgiveness and love back with you to the present.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Since we are usually our harshest critics, it is amazing<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

how powerfully healing it can be to offer ourselves love.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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Keeping our minds and our energy fully in the present<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

allows us to fuel our physical and emotional healing<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

and well-being today. This action frees our energy to<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

create the dreams we dream for the future.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

By taking responsibility and action in the present,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

we can release our hold on the past.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

DailyOm<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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Love & Light,
\n\u2665Angel Love\u2665<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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Holding onto regret is like dragging the weight of the past<\/p>\n

with us everywhere we go. It drains our energy, leaving less<\/p>\n

available for life in the present because we are constantly<\/p>\n

feeding an old issue. This attachment can cause illness<\/p>\n

the same way watering a dead plant creates decay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[2099,2100,867,868,1191,2101],"class_list":["post-18976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","tag-lessons","tag-moment","tag-past","tag-present","tag-regrets","tag-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18976\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}