Sometimes bad experiences hold us captive more than we even know.
They subtly dictate and become the benchmark for our future exploits and endeavours, that we inadvertently shortchange our lives with experiences which are in the past.
As life is a culmination of experiences, we shouldn’t allow the mishaps of years gone by steal into our hope for the future, that’s simply the way the known and unknown enemy operates by reminding you of all the areas in your life where you failed so that you shouldn’t expect to succeed.
Even if you failed in so many things, there’s a chance that you’ll succeed in this one, if only you stay the course and stop looking at that old syllabus that didn’t quite work.
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such wisdom in this post. learn the lesson and move on – take whatever good you can from the situation and new experiences shall follow. Hard to do but worth it 🙂
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It’s better that way than being stuck in a revolving door that goes nowhere.
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Chaque jour est une nouvelle expérience et chaque expérience doit faire espérer un nouveau jour… 😉
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C’est bien la verite. Merci ma chere.
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So much wisdom in so few words. Love it!
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Thank you Sofia 🙂
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So much truth here. ❤
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I have found this to be my experience-totally. Try as we might, the old creeps into all facets of our lives. Hyperviligence looms, making us often untrue to ourselves, overly cautious, sometimes unable to hold our control, feeling pulled apart by a good vs. evil…All in all it makes us who we are-scarred, wiser, passionate, insane at moments, sane less-at best-exceptional. Use it for good…
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I totally agree with using it for good. I guess we can’t rid ourselves of the past, but we don’t let the past stunt our future growth. Thank you my dear.
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