What The Past Can Teach Us

Have you ever revisited the past?

I have learned so much about myself, my family, the planet, and humans. Looking in the past can be beneficial to learning and understanding about your life and why you do the things you do and where many of the beliefs you have developed.

Some people say, leave the past behind and move on to what is. There is definitely some truth to that, but I know for me, I like to have a deep understanding and then move on from there.
I hated history when I was in school; I saw no point to it.

The joke was on me: the profession of being a theatre makeup/hair artist is that 95% of the time I spent learning history and the way things worked. Understanding the reasons why they wore things the did with makeup, hair, and wardrobe.  History made more sense to me, and I fell in love with it.

There is so much insight we gain by looking into the past. Looking at our families leads us to understanding and most often to compassion and hopefully to forgiveness.

Our families and ourselves did what we knew at the time. I am not excusing bad behaviour but it does bring light to it. It releases you from any poison of the past and makes room for an open-heart to move forward with freedom and compassion.
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Letting go of those negative beliefs that are no longer serving you. 

Samantha Vidal 
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