It’s 2020! A new year. A new decade. A new beginning. But sometimes it is hard to see it that way. Some of us don’t see the things right in front of us because we are still living in the past.
Our lives are rotating around memories, but what if we just keep remembering things we regret.
“Regrets and mistakes are memories made…”
This is part of the lyrics of Adele’s song ”Someone like you”.
I totally agree with that statement. Regrets and mistakes are nothing more than memories, and pretty much the only thing we can do about it, is regret it.
That’s the problem. We lie awake at night because of regrets, eventhough we can’t change anything.
Regrets oftenly keep us from living life to the full.
So, how can we stop looking back, and start looking forward?
1. Forgiveness
There is quite a difference between forgiving others and forgiving yourself. For me it’s way easier to look past the mistakes of the people in my life. But when it comes to self-forgiveness it’s not that easy.
Maybe we expect perfection from ourselves. Putting to much pressure on ourselves is something that happens alot.
But just like we forgive others, we should forgive ourselves. So start excepting your past, your flaws, all your mistakes. Remeber you’re not the only one that’s human.
2. Self love
Self love goes hand in hand with forgiveness. In order to forgive yourselve and move on, you should start seeing yourself as worthy. We will make many more mistakes, so the sooner you except it the better. Start loving yourself.
The Wordy Watermelon 