I can’t change the past. The only reason I go back is to share my story and experiences so that I might help others.
There are times it can creep up on me but I tell myself “I am not that person anymore” then I ask myself “would I do the same thing today?” The answer is always no. The answer gives me what I need to know, that I have changed and that is the only thing I can control. Me.
If I don't repeat the same mistakes, then forgiveness will come.
I can’t change the past, I can’t change others, I can’t change how others view the past. I can only change me, myself and I. I can only control what I do today and how I react to situations today. Not twenty years ago or ten years ago or last year or even yesterday.
I can only be the person I am today.