Twenty ~ Forget It!

Once we've been able to move forward away from a hurtful situation it is important to leave it in the past.  It isn't healthy to go back and re-live the pain over and over again.  The negative energy just sucks the happiness out of you!  We need to understand that our mind will bring these thoughts forward from time to time, but we can choose to let them go.  It isn't healthy to ignore them, or push them away, or they will keep coming back.  If we make an effort not to think about something, it is very likely that we will find ourselves thinking about it.  When the thought comes to mind, tell yourself you already dealt with that and watch the thought pass you right on by.

Go ahead and acknowledge to yourself that it was an awful painful memory, but also remind yourself that you felt it, forgave it and let it go.  In time, the thoughts will just stop popping back up.  Accept that there will be thoughts of your past experiences, just be prepared to let them go just as quickly as they pop up.

When we start learning to re-direct our thoughts to happy ones, we can move towards a positive life.  Re-focus your thoughts to a happy thought and keep moving forward!

1.  Write down a list of happy thoughts, experiences or topics you enjoy thinking about.

2.  From TODAY forward, when a sad or painful memory pops up, gently and lovingly move your thoughts onto something more positive.

This is an exercise that can be mastered enabling us to master our thoughts.  Choosing happy thoughts over negative thoughts is choosing happiness.  It is that simple.  It will take some practice, but it is possible.  Take it slow and don't be too hard on yourself.  Everything takes practice, but this one is really worth it!


Warren, S. 2010, 7 Ancient Keys To Happiness, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform