'Your future does not equal your past' is probably a positive affirmation statement that you have heard before. There is a certain amount of positive truth to this statement but there is also a part of this that does not hold true to it's positivity, which I would like to explain to you today. Understanding the truth of this statement can either liberate you or set you free.
Your Future Does not Equal your Past
What this means is that you do not have to have the same life that you led in the past. You can change it. You can make your future bigger, brighter, happier, wealthier, poorer, sadder, and so forth.
You can in fact make your future anything you want. You are not defined by your past mistakes. Just because you made bad investments, cheated on your spouse, stole from your co-workers, spent time in prison etc does not mean this is all your future will hold for you. You can make the decision to not let the past define your future any more.
Your Future Does Equal Your Past
However you can continue to have the same tomorrow as you did yesterday. I’m sorry to ruin this positive affirmation for you. And if you spend your days chanting this affirmation in the hopes that things change you have been misled. You must understand the real truth to this catchphrase if you really want your tomorrow to be different.
Your past will continue to equal your future for as long as you continue to ignore the past and the lessons that have been there for you. All the challenges and tribulations in your past have existed as an avenue for a lesson for you to learn, so that you may grow, in order to do whatever it was that you came here to do. Whatever it is you need to acknowledge and learn will continue to show up in your life through different forms until you face it. So in that respect your future will always equal your past.
Set Yourself Free From the Past
It is time to sit and face the demons of your past. Acknowledge whatever it is that you have done and whatever it is that has happened that you don’t like or are afraid of. Ask it why is it here? What has it come to teach you? Ask for the lesson to be shown clearly to you? and then listen…
Will you like what you hear? You will probably not like what you hear but the truth will set you free. Your life will not change and you will not be able to create a brighter tomorrow unless you do this. Ask yourself ‘Does it really matter?' ‘Does whatever is hiding there in the shadows really matter?’ Does it really define you as bad or as a loser or evil? Is this who you really are?
The answer is no. You are a divine being having a human experience. This is the one constant in your life. The one thing that will never change is the divinity of you that exists in your core. This is all that matters. Your past choices and mistakes should not be taking an active role in your future. They are there to help you on your journey. You are not a ‘bad’ person because of your past. You may have made wrong choices but it’s not who you really are.
When you face the reality of this truth you will be able to forgive yourself and move forward. You will see with total clarity that your past does not matter; that your past really does not equal your future.
The question to ask yourself now is ‘Do you really want to continue holding onto the past?” Is it worth it? Do you want to keep reliving your pains of yesterday?….
…. Because you know, you can easily let go of it, if you choose to!
