4 Mental blocks that are holding you back from happiness – See this now!

3. The past

The first step to giving up your past is accepting it: You can’t change it, but you can learn from it, Saviuc points out. “The painful things I’ve experienced taught me to forgive, look beyond appearances, and know that if people treat me badly, it’s because they’re in a bad place,” says Saviuc.

Once you reframe your past as a learning experience, you start to free yourself from old wounds. Remember that your future is in your hands, she says “There is plenty of happiness waiting for you in your present life.”