Turning the Past into Possibility

when the past pulls back, let the future speak louder

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I begin with . . .

My future is open.

Then I listen:

Regret whispers in my ear, Woulda, coulda, shoulda.

Regret anchors me to yesterday, last week, five years ago.

Regret wants a re-do.

It punishes and belittles.

It keeps me locked in the past, where change is no longer possible.

But I will not remain there.

I refuse the lie that what was will always define what is.

Instead, I meet the ache of regret with radical compassion.

I ask it: what do I need me to learn?

I listen—not to wallow, but to rise.

I breathe into the tension between the past that shaped me and the present that frees me.

Pain can become fuel.

Regret is not a cage—it is my compass, pointing toward a choice I can’t yet see.

And when I see it, I will not turn away.

I will turn inward, toward motion, toward my own becoming.

And from that place of power, declare:

My future is open.

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Questions for my Akashic Records:

1. What is my relationship with regret?

2. What part of me believes I deserved to be punished for my past?

3. How does regret keep me from trusting my future?

4. What truth am I ready to reclaim from my past?

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What Becomes Clear:

I can learn from what has shaped me without being trapped by awareness.
My past does not define me—my willingness to choose now does.

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This Akashic Records practice comes from Cheryl’s free guide:

The Moment You Choose You:

5 Akashic Record Practices for Letting Go, Receiving Deeper, & Trusting Your Next Step

Available in Cheryl’s Bookstore

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