Freedom from the Past

If we look over the past with regrets, disappointments, guilt, or shame, we are enslaving ourselves to the past. We can break free from this self-imposed prison through loving forgiveness. And if we are able to find the gem of good hidden within what seemed like disastrous events, we can change the way we understand the past and move forward. If we can reach the point where we love our past with all of its failures and successes, we will find the past no longer has power over us.