Let Go of the Hurt

When we say we feel insecure or jealous, or happy or satisfied, we are acknowledging that we experienced a thought that caused us to feel those emotions. We experience those thoughts and those emotions, however briefly, every single day. How much power you give those thoughts is entirely up to you. If you feed your jealousy, it will grow. If you feed your feeling of satisfaction, it will grow. Our perspective in life is often the result of the thoughts we choose give our attention to. 

We are also mature enough at this point to realize that some negative assumptions we may have made when we were young and very vulnerable are not correct. Every single one of us is lovable and valuable. If we were raised by adults who were unable to express their love for us, it was because they were blocked; they were damaged, not us. The adult was defective emotionally. We weren’t defective. We were innocent little kids. Ditto for any teacher who mislabeled us because they weren’t compassionate enough and patient enough to understand us. 

Please let go of any misconception about yourself that you may have been dragging around since childhood. Some very hurt individual hurt you. See the defects in the adult and the innocent purity of the child. Anger drains us of energy. Accept that you were hurt by a misguided adult, and be strong enough to let it go. The past can’t be changed. Move forward toward your happiness. We can redefine ourselves any time we want. It’s time to take those mistaken adults out of your equation right now.