Happy Seeds: Does Your Past Control You?

http://happy-seeds.org

Subscribe to Happy Seeds

Subscribe to receive the Happy Seeds episodes via email.
Spiritual Coaching Center

The Happy Seeds podcast is a division of the Spiritual Coaching Center, which features a free monthly ezine, "Create a Happy 'Tude." Click here for more info.
Monthly New Moon Telegathering

For centuries, the new moon has been a time for planting seeds. Come join us and plant your seeds of intention and desires. Propel your dreams and goals forward with the support of group energy. Experience a simple yet powerful new moon guided meditation that you can use throughout the month. To join this telegathering, send me an email. For more information click here.
Becky Waters

There was a time in my life, about mid-1980, when I was really struggling to get my life in some kind of order. I had just gotten out of unhappy marriage #2 and was searching for meaning in life and a true understanding of who the heck the REAL "Becky" was!
During that time of extreme inner reflection, I discovered Catherine Ponder's book, Divine Laws of Prosperity, which is filled with wonderful positive affirmations and prayers.

Determined to get out of the muck and change my life, I got some 3 x 5 index cards and typed (yes, with a real old-fashioned typewriter) all the quotes from her book that I had highlighted. (I used up a whole package!) Then, I read through those cards everyday for about a year.

Doing that one simple act everyday changed my life. I realize now that, that it was a way of "seeding" and planting positive, uplifting thoughts in my mind, and an example that "change your thoughts, change your life" is indeed a true phenomenon!
Happy Seeds is based on this premise. Each podcast features one of the many quotes I've collected over the years, plus some coaching commentary and questions for you to ponder.
Back to Main Page
Recent Entries
1. Inner Beauty is in the Soul
  Saturday, May 03, 2008
2. Making Mistakes
  Saturday, April 26, 2008
3. What Is Your Life Purpose?
  Saturday, April 19, 2008
4. The most valuable education of all
  Saturday, April 12, 2008
5. Going beyond your limitations
  Saturday, April 05, 2008
6. Rampage of Appreciation
  Saturday, March 29, 2008
7. You Can Do Whatever You Put Your Mind To
  Saturday, March 22, 2008
8. To Forgive is to Let Go
  Friday, March 14, 2008
9. Is Fear Your Counselor or Jailer?
  Saturday, March 08, 2008
10. Does Your Past Control You?
  Saturday, March 01, 2008
Recent Comments
1. Becky on Chose a goal and stick to it!
  2/1/2008
2. Kathy Atkinson on Happy thoughts create happy.....
  1/4/2008
3. Terravia on Happy thoughts create happy.....
  1/3/2008
Syndicate
Media Player
Monthly Archives
Category Archives

Does Your Past Control You?

Posted by Becky Waters at 3/1/2008 7:00 AM and is filed under Change,Memories,Past

March 1 - Today's quote:

"We cannot change our memories, but we can change their meaning and the power they have over us." - David Seamands, Pastoral Theologian

(Begining in March, the Happy Seeds podcast will go to a weekly format, with each episode published on Saturdays about mid-day. Also, the monthly journal has been canceled. However, in exchange for the journal, I will be posting more of the podcast content here on the blog. Let me know what you think about the new format.)

Listen to the Podcast here:

Played: 11 | Download | Duration: 00:02:45

We all have at least one event from our past that we wish had turned out differently, or that we regret, or that we possibly even feel guilty about.

But, as Dr. Seamands reminds us, we cannot change what has happened to us in the past. But we CAN change how we think about it.

Basically, we decide the meaning that events and situations have in our everyday lives and in our past.

Think back to an upsetting event in your recent past. How do you perceive the event today? Do you still feel the upset, or have you let it go? Do you see it as just something that happened and you learned from it? Or are you harboring regret or guilt in any way?

What about events from your distant past, or from your childhood. Have you let them go as well? Or are you holding on to negative feelings around them?

When we hang on to the upset or feelings of regret or guilt, we give those past events power over us by allowing them to intrude on our NOW – our present life. And we give them permission to hijack our potential for peace and happiness today.

I know, letting them go can sometimes be hard. But in order to grow and evolve and become the magnificent human beings we were meant to be, there comes a time when we have to stop wishing things had been different, or we have to quit beating ourselves up about what happened, and realize that whatever happened, happened, it cannot be changed. Then we just need to grieve the loss and move on.

No, we cannot change what happened in the past. But we CAN change how we think about what happened. We can choose to stay in our power and refuse to let the past steal our peace and happiness today and in this moment right now!

Blessings!

-Becky