The Past

I was going through some boxes of old papers and trying to purge stuff from many years ago as it is beginning to weight me down. As I flipped through the pages and folders of the past, I came across some old love notes and cards from past relationships. Although they are worth saving still, I found them a bit bittersweet. I try not to dwell on the past, unless I can learn something from it, because it tends to take me to a sad road or the regretful thought pool and it cannot be changed anyway. I am trying something new with the information that is painful from the past, which is to change how I feel about it now. Obviously I can't change painful words said or events that occurred, but since I got through it, I am choosing to focus on the fact that I made it through it and it no longer has a hold on me. I can tell this new thought pattern will take practice to become a new habit, but I think its worth it!