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hermitinthecity 70M
1696 posts
5/1/2016 5:44 am

 Life is choices, you choose your path, every day is an opportunity to choose. Pain can produce bitterness or beauty. I've seen it do both.
Judgment Day will be interesting - and all paths lead there.


spiritwoman45

5/1/2016 10:04 am

 I know it's hard to do but as others have said you can't change the past but you can make conscious choices to leave it behind. Do it one choice at a time, no matter how small that choice seems.
Spiritwoman ^i^


MrsJoe 76F
17370 posts
5/1/2016 10:22 am

 What our upbringing does is show us what we do want to be or what we don't want to be. The final decision is our own, and it is never too late to start making the right decisions.
I had a bad childhood, beatings, abuse, etc. but I determined early in life that was not the life I wanted and that my children would always know they are loved.
I succeeded.
Are there things I wish I had done differently in my life? Sure, and there are still things I would like to change. But change begins with ME. Nobody else is responsible for who I am or who I will be tomorrow.
Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.


bijou624

5/2/2016 4:00 am

 Hi Burned: I can really relate. My parents were awful and really ruined my childhood, and it really affects every day of your adult life. One of the best exercises that helped me put it all in perspective....write a letter to yourself from your parents. It's amazing what insight you will gain.

Another exercise that is amazing. You close your eyes and picture yourself as a small child standing on the front porch of your house with your parents. Then the adult you comes walking up the sidewalk and takes your little hand and tells the child you that he loves you and will take care of you. You give the adult you your hand and walk away from the house. The child you and the adult you turn around for a second and wave goodbye to your parents and they wave goodbye back to both of you. You feel happy and safe and you walk away.




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