There are things that have happened in my life that I often think about. These are things that are so small that they really don’t even matter anymore. These events have made me feel anxious. I overthink them to the point I want to play the blame game. I want to make others feel the hurt that I am feeling. While they have been made aware, I am working on managing these emotions better. I try not to let the small things get to me as much as I used to.

There is so much that happens in the course of our lives. Some of those things stick out to me more than others. They are the things that have made me hurt so much for no reason at all. Over time, I have begun to see that life is so much more than these thoughts. I had to learn a crucial lesson. There would never be any peace within myself if I did not choose to accept that what happened has happened. The world today is just what it is. I also had to accept that the feelings I had are not anyone else’s fault. There is no reason for me to react in the ways that I did in the past to feel heard.

There is so much more to see in the world. It extends beyond the small things that I have let get to me for so long. Many of the things I thought about in the past have held me hostage in my brain. But, there is a reality beyond that. There is much more potential than what I allow myself to envision. I keep harboring hope for satisfaction that I know will never happen in the way that I want. I have learned to let go of hard feelings. I need to be happy with myself as things are today. I should not sulk about baseless things.

Life is certainly different now and not in the way that I expected it to be. But I have learned to make the best of it. Sometimes that brings a lot of time to think about things. This can cause me to overthink about things that have happened that I think I can make right. The reality is that it is often too late to get the true satisfaction that I want. So I need to be happy with the way things are now. I must find the things that truly make me happy and learn to move on as best as I can.

Life had the potential to be so much worse for me. I am thankful for so much each day. I am beginning to see that there is no value in holding on to small things from the past. They no longer hold me back. I see that while those things happened, they were often learning experiences. They helped me grow as I move on in my life as it is today.