Thursday, January 6, 2011

"There is only one part of your life you can not change: your past."

Have you ever heard this saying?  As a psychotherapist I can tell you that I have really found this to be true.  Many times clients come in with terrible pasts full of horrific childhoods, past trauma, or even a currently bad situation.  What has gone before can really explain a lot about what is happening now. The past can answer the question :WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?

The question HOW DO I CHANGE THINGS? is something different. Some times it feels like things will never get better.  No one can change what has happened before.  If you think about it, the only moment we can do anything about is this one we are expereincing right now.  Changing what you do in this moment changes your future. What would you like to change to lead to a better future?