You’ve suffered in the past but today can be different
We live life one day at a time. We lived Wednesday last Wednesday. Then we lived Thursday then Friday. We’re doing it this week too. Yet somehow all these single days with all their events and their feelings become a total record of our life. They all tumble upon one another creating a collage of meaning and history. And we draw upon the story again today as soon as we open our eyes and thank Hashem for returning our soul.
Will it be a good day today? We hope so. But there’s the story pulsating in every cell of our body running circuits in every wire of our brain. Today’s experience draws heavily on that story coloring our interpretation of events and informing all of our decisions.
The Pain of the Past
Our ability to have a good day depends to a large extent on our beliefs the ingrained conclusions we’ve made based on our interpretations of our experiences. For example Aliza’s mother was a cold withdrawn person. Aliza too little to understand anything about mental health disorders concluded that her mother’s lack of affection toward her meant that she was unlovable.
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