Selected Life Lesson
Being stuck on hurts from the past doesn’t allow you to grow.
-Jane L’s Life Lesson from Monticello, Iowa

Richard’s Thoughts…
I am going to make a pretty large assumption and I apologize in advance if I am wrong.

We have all been hurt in our lives. Jane’s lesson could be referencing emotional hurt but also physical. We don’t know and frankly, it does not matter in the grand scheme of things. Living on past failures and injuries only inhibits your ability to overcome them and make a better tomorrow possible. Just like living off the successes in life can also leave you vulnerable to missing the next great opportunity.

A perfect example for me has to be my back injury. It has been an on again-off again problem for me and I let it take me away from playing tennis. But not last year. I was back on court quite often and felt great. I let the past injury go, changed my training, stretching and mechanics to protect myself and re-discovered an old love.

You can do the same with any kind of hurt. See it, recognize it, take the lesson and just let it go. The hurt keeps on hurting until you let it go. Try it. What can you let go of this week that you have been holding on to? Anything is Possible!