Statute of Limitations

Often, when talking about our lives, we talk about some childhood hurt. Someone told us we were not smart enough to do something, we were chubby and taunted by fat jokes, wore glasses and got called "four eyes" or weren't loved enough/well by our families -- and we find we're still hurt by those past actions or comments. Many of us still carry that pain and over time those things have grown from hurtful experiences to impediments, roadblocks and even walls between us and making our dreams come true.

Well the statute of limitations -- the maximum time an event can be held accountable -- on much, if not all, of this stuff has passed. There comes a point when the past can no longer be used as excuse for the future. We have to let it go, end its power over us and with new strength, move forward.



It is through the present moments that we control our future. And if we live the present moments in the past, the future continues to unfold contorted by events that are long over, behind us if we would just let them go.

So when we blame the art teacher that criticized our rendition of a horse in the 4th grade for why we won't draw more than a sketch on a napkin in a restaurant -- especially when others praise demonstrated talent -- we have given control to an art teacher that might not remember you, and almost definitely does not remember the drawing or the criticism. We have let one person's poor choice, years ago, dictate our future.

Don't do that. If we do, it's not their opinion or their actions stopping our advancement, it's ours. When we hold onto this stuff, it's like we're stacking it in our path as a hurdle to overcome. We need to stop making our own obstacles. We need to get out of our own way.

Be in the present. Look for what you want, what makes you happy and stop letting pain from the past keep you from it. Life is made up of moments -- some good and some bad -- but all moments that pass away as another starts.Take the important lessons with you, but let go of the moments that don't enhance the journey forward.

Building a new and exciting future begins now.