Moving on...

Been there done that.  Don't look back.  What's done is done.  You can't change the past.  Learn from your mistakes.  You've heard these phrases and used them to comfort a friend, but can you apply this concept to your own life?  Day 2 of 2013.  A new beginning.  A chance to close chapters and start new ones.

We've all had experiences that have caused heart ache and emotional pain.  Leaving a relationship can be very difficult, rather the relationship is personal, work related, or possibly even food!  I believe we experience relationships of all kinds so that we can create healthier ones in the future.  We learn what not to do "next time".

I've had bad personal relationships.  I'm divorced.  But, I can tell you my marriage now of thirteen years has been better because of what I learned from the first one.  I've had a terrible relationship with food.  I turned to food for comfort and became depressed the more weight I gained.  The bigger I got, the more depressed I became and the more food I ate.  But, I can tell you with a lot of will and effort that I was able to end that unhealthy connection of comfort and have found other ways to cope with life.  Does any of this sound familiar?

Moving on... it's not easy, but it is possible.  Sometimes we move on not to leave something behind that is negative, but because something better lies ahead.  In general, most people fear or resist change.  Why?  Because of our fear of the unknown.  We like the familiarity of what we do know.  But what about "the grass is always greener on the other side" theory?  How will you find out if you don't go check out "the other side"?

G