Dwelling On Misfortunes?

"The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us."~Voltaire (aka Francois-Marie Arouet)

Are you dwelling on misfortunes? Why? You can create a new life right this very minute. You just have to let go of your past. That means really letting go, really.

"You can't change the past, but you can start now and create a new future." You can also "reframe" the past so that you can deal with it better and let it go. I'm dealing with that right now and although it isn't easy, I am moving forward to creating a new future.

Most people are getting some benefit out of holding on to their past misfortunes, whether it's sympathy, empathy or some other benefit, why are you holding on to those misfortunes. The longer that we hold on to these thoughts, the greater their power to harm us is.

Someone who I consider a mentor said this this morning "Don't "catastrophize"—exaggerate negative consequences of an event. Keep perspective." That was Alan Weiss. Too often we "Catastrophize" our past events. Wow, is that powerful or what???

"The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us."