You Can’t Move On Until You Tell Yourself a Different Story
Stop ruminating on the old and embrace a new reality.
Most people believe that with enough time, they’ll be able to let go of the past and move on to a better future. Yet here you are — years after the fact — and you’re still ruminating on what happened, reciting the same old stories in your head and not moving forward.
The truth is, you can let go and move on at any time. There is no appropriate length of time to wait. But letting go and moving on is difficult because you’re required to give up the certainty of your old story and embrace the uncertainty of a new one. Life is short, and that old story doesn’t have a place in your life anymore. Life is calling you forward, but you continue to hold on to a past that no longer serves you. There’s a verse in the Old Testament book of Isaiah that says:
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing. Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?” — Isaiah 43:18–19, NIV
For most people, the answer is no — they don’t perceive the new future life/God/the Universe is trying to hand them. Why? Because all your energy goes into holding on to your old story. You fight…
