Why The Obsession With The Past?

Life just repeats itself. People repeat themselves too, so we all go round in circles.

It’s just a programme which is the automated predictable nature of the human mind; we talk constantly about the past. Our brains are essentially prediction machines. They take everything that’s already happened – the past – and use it as a script to project what will happen next – (the future). Rarely are people in the now … in the know. 🙂

When we live entirely inside that mental loop, we follow a habitual pattern, repeating the same emotional reactions, relationship dynamics and behaviour over and over.

Wars are being played out now due to the past. It makes one wonder if these scenarios are the intentional precursor for the next war to happen.

Breaking out of that loop requires understanding why we are obsessed with the past, and how presence acts as the ultimate circuit breaker.

The moment we rest in the spontaneous present unburdened by what happened five minutes ago or five years ago, the programme stops running us. We can take a fresh look at life and stop following a predicted pattern; we’re no longer part of the world, but just a traveller.

Viewing ourself as a temporary visitor rather than a permanent fixture completely changes how we interact with everything around us. Our daily experience shifts in several distinct ways: less pressure, more detachment, an understanding that everything is temporary, wonder, focus, zero expectations, quiet observation, being comfortable sitting on the side lines … giving space for more what and why. 🙂