Change.

A friend of mine is in "stuff" and looking to turn her life around.

She has plugged me into my own past when I felt the need to change things in my life.

In the begining it was so hard.
Breaking bad patterns and creating more gentle, safer ways to live was my goal.

I remember my family and friends finding it quite difficult to be around me.
They felt threatened by my plans and my need to do different things and meet different people.

They had the thought my 'letting go of my past' meant my letting go of them.

When we go through change - everyone around us changes, too.

Change IS good.
When the painful Past controls the numb Present, change is imperative !

At first, change is uncomfortable for everyone.
For the one needing to change - even more so.
The support of family and friends is so important in this process.

I once again acknowledge and thank those who loved and supported me during that emotional roller-coaster of a ride.
Without you in my life, I would not be the person I am today.

Not Forgetting The Past.

Letting go of the past.
Such any easy thing to write, say or do !
Not.

Our past defines us.

Where we come from.
Our actions in any given situation.
All experiences which shape us,
make us or break us.

Letting go of the past ?
More like embracing and integrating it.
We are our past.
Deal with it.