Few of us realise that life is All Possibilities.

Nothing is set in stone and the greatest limitations that any of us have are the ones that we place on ourselves.

It is our propensity to identify with our past and things ‘that have happened to us’ in our lives that creates the conditions within which we restrict ourselves.

We all have a personal narrative and history that we tell, which explains why we are where we are today and why we are the person that we are today.

Although it is useful to recognise where we have come from, the past should not really be something that restricts or limits our future.

However, by identifying too emotionally with our history and our legend, we can often limit our choices for the future.

We repeat in our minds sentiments and internal dialogue such as: people like us don’t get rich; I’ve never been any good at that; we’ve always been unlucky; I’m destined never to find true happiness.

These internal dialogues, based on the belief that because something hasn’t happened yet it never will, cause us to become restricted in what opportunities we are open to.

They are mantras of enslavement, rather than of empowerment.

If we honestly and seriously believe that we are forever destined to be slaving away at the bottom of the pile, then that is what we will get, for we will be closed to any potential opportunities that could take us out of that situation.

However, if we can learn to see our past for what it is – a useful indicator of our journey so far, but also something that has now gone and can be superseded – we can begin to train ourselves to open up to opportunities that we had not previously recognised.

By making a conscious effort to view life as All Possibilities and to not place restrictions or limits on ourselves based on what has gone before, we will soon notice that there are opportunities everywhere.

Once we change our perception of what is possible for us, we will no longer be slaves to our past, but will become creators and change our future.