We all have a past that tells "our story" of why we are the way we are today. Or having reasons to why we feel certain ways about different situations. Everyone has pieces of their past that they love and want to cherish forever, and then we all have some events or times from the past that we loath and wish we could just throw away and forget about forever. But why is it so hard to let go of the past? To let go of something someone did to you or stupid decisions you made that haunt you to this day. It is incredibly challenging.

I have had some bad experiences with people, which have changed the way I perceive some things. Like how having trust in people is something I struggle with because of past events. But why do I let that one person or that one happening dictate how I view people that are in my life today. It is extremely difficult especially when on the topic of trust.

But I also hold on to things that I have messed up for myself in the past or actions that I have done to cause myself hurt, that I feel like if I just had acted differently or said something opposite of what I truly said then when thinking or speaking about that event, maybe I would be able to perceive it in a positive manner.

We act like our past defines us but why let it? It isn't the little things we fear from our past, it's the big things; the ones that seem to matter more than a silly break-up or a stupid fight with your best friend or your parents, it is the ones we let determine how we see ourselves today negatively that are the problem. We should all be focusing on our present and the future, the things we can change now. Past events are called PAST events for a reason. They are unchangeable and unforgettable. It is hard not to hold a grudge on yourself when looking back on something terrible, but we should be grateful enough we are able to learn from those stupid choices and wrongful actions enough so we don't repeat history.

We are all at some point of our lives going to want to redo something from the past or magically change things to make the way things are now differently. But unfortunately life does not work like that. Holding onto hurtful past events do nothing but hurt you and make you envy yourselves more and more. There is nothing you are able to do about those events so change how you feel about them and start fresh. Try and move on from dumb actions and hurtful words and change the way you see yourself because your present day that you are living in right now will soon enough become your past and that IS something you can change.