Shaking off the past!
By mallu30
@mallu30 (461)
India
May 2, 2011 7:05am CST
The past should never be empowered to affect the present. Passing a verdict about oneself based entirely on past events deals a body blow to growth and development. Every event is the outcome of a host of complex factors most of which are not entirely predictable or controllable. The possibility thinker is positive and has faith in himself believing that any dream is possible. The probability thinker, in contrast, is a sceptical individual teeming with self-doubt and fearing the proability of failure.
5 responses
@SpikeTheLobster (6403)
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2 May 11
Interesting idea, though it makes me wonder where experience fits in.
I've always loved the Tarot description of The Fool - he carries his experience in a pack on his back but steps hopefully into the future (off a cliff, as it happens, but hey... nobody's perfect).
Experience makes us who we are. Learning from the past is essential to growth. Carry the knowledge but not the judgement, I say.
@dlemza (47)
• South Africa
3 May 11
Good one Bro. I was still thinking how to put it in words. Thanks Bro!
@lsdshrooms (214)
• United States
3 May 11
I don't think so... if you really try, you can do anything, however it's next to impossible because many people are trying to do the same thing.
@sswallace21 (1824)
• United States
2 May 11
I truly think there are some past events you can not shack off. You can still move on but shaking it off, is not going to happen. The thoughts of these fear events will always remain with you. They will also impact the outcome of your possible success in life. The fear of failure again will never leave.
@hypocrite_hater (72)
• Canada
2 May 11
I agree with you one one point, we should never let past failures discourage us from dreaming of a better future. However I disagree with you on only one thing, generalizing the word " past." If you had used fast failures, past grief, past heartbreak, it would have made your point clearer.
