Personal growth is an interesting thing, and a challenge. If we are brave and persistent, we can forge for ourselves a whole new life...but what of the past?

While the past has passed, it is still part of us. The past has made each of us what we are. And while letting bad feelings about it go, leaving it behind, technically, is impossible. Without what has made us who we are, who are we? Really?

That said, we all need a reminder sometimes that the past really has passed, that we are living a life where we can count on at least some things more than we could when we were children, dependent upon the whims and decisions of our elders.
 
Take some time to appreciate today the life you have created for yourself. Appreciate what you have done for yourself and then, with gentleness, assess the changes you might like to see in your life. Be fair and generous with yourself and know that you are exactly where you need to be to do what needs to be done.

Your life is in good hands...yours.