Quote

"Go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back."
-Eve Ensler

When I first saw this quote, I viewed it as advice that I desperately needed. I have an unfortunate tendency of becoming extremely attached to people. It is difficult for me to let go of things, people, and situations, and as a result of that difficulty, I often find myself stuck in the past. I think the main issue here is that I become overly dependent on those I grow attached to, and also, I have a habit of associating places, people, and objects with my own feelings and behaviors. I become comfortable with a person or in a certain place, and when that person or place is no longer an active part of my life, I panic. While this is very much so an emotion-minded thought, my immediate thought always seems to be that if I am no longer talking to that person, if I am no longer in that place, everything I experienced with that person or in that place, is lost. I find that I become fearful of not being with a certain person or not being in a particular place- I think because I place too much emphasis on outside forces, instead of recognizing the forces I have within me.

For the most part, I think this quote is self-explanatory, and at the same time, it really hit home. The only way to overcome the fears of being without a particular person or leaving a certain place is to keep moving forward in life. If I continue forward from here on out, I'd be creating a life for myself, and by creating a life for myself, I would be less likely to yearn for past aspects of my life. By creating positivity in the present moment, I won't have the need to retreat backwards because I am content where I currently am in my life. The further on someone moves with their life, the less familiar and comforting the past seems because one eventually gains comfort in their current surroundings.