We’ve all experienced a traumatic event or stuffed up majorly. Sometimes these incidents are a little worse than others but we’re all still here, sanity intact and physically able to [at least] get to Ask a Toddler to read this passage.
When you take a step back [and with the benefit of hindsight] we often ask ourselves what the fuss was all about. Yes it may have been a pretty big deal at the time, but it turns out whatever the issue was isn’t really such a big deal now. The passage of time helps, but it doesn’t actually heal. Time heals nothing. What time does is give us an opportunity to learn to act as if the wounds have healed when in fact it’s really just a cover-up; a mask.
The only way to truly get over a traumatic event, or a stuff-up, or a major set-back is to build a bridge in our minds. A bridge we can observe the past from but also allows us to move on.
So next time you’re struggling with getting on with it, don’t wait for time to heal, it won’t. Build a bridge over the pain, acknowledge the experience and how it has helped you grow as person and then carry on with life’s next challenge.