Three Overriding Obstacles to Moving Forward
by The issues that are keeping you stuck can be more effectively handled by placing them under three headings – The past, The present and The future.
Each of us has our own list of issues that block our paths, stymie our efforts and keep us stuck. We might even be willing to admit some items on our lists are self-induced and based on a lifetime of conditioning by people in our lives and consequences from a variety of circumstances. And while each of those issues are valid and worthy of investigation, I believe they can be culled under three general headings that are the overriding obstacles to our moving forward.
Here they are:
The burdens of the past
Few of us I think can claim to be completely free of our pasts. There is always something, however small, that lingers long after its full-fledged attack; long after every other issue has been dealt with and cleared off the table. If we are honest, we will own up to not only harbouring some burden from back in the day but allowing it to wedge itself in the wheel of our life, severely hindering our development and progress.
A burden is a heavy load, weighing down, weakening and even crippling the person who is carrying it. You might consider your past as simply a collection of good and bad memories with no real power over you. But left unchecked, they can run rough shod over your mind and your emotions and slowly assume control of every facet of your life.
In the same way that positive experiences influence us for good and generate logical, creative and productive thoughts, feelings and actions, negative experiences manipulate our beliefs about ourselves, people and the world at large. They stimulate perplexing and irrational emotions and provoke actions that muddle and disrupt our lives.
Psychological counselling can help you to unearth the burdens of your past that are still upsetting you and complicating your life today. Wouldn’t you like to move from a complaining, disgruntled and bitter person to one who faces his or her past, deals with it once and for all, leave the worst of it behind, walk away with the good parts and move forward with your life?.Then try the following step-by-step process to lighten the psychological and emotional load you are carrying and free yourself to move forward.
- Acknowledge the reality of your past
- Break it down
- Capitalize on the positives
- Discard what is hurting your life
Am I saying that it is easy? No. It is a downright difficult task, laden with emotional upheaval. Yet, if you really wish to reach the destination you have only been dreaming about, it is a necessary process.
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