Our pasts follow us around. Who we were is part of who we are. The bond with our past selves is something we get to define. Our past can define us. Our past can also be almost meaningless. There are lots of choices each person must make for themselves around this matter. I am grateful that we get to make these choices. I am grateful that if I choose I can be an entirely different person.
Reinvention is one of the coolest things a person can do. Becoming a different person when we want to, or are forced to is so cool. We are not stuck as we are. These changes come in all varieties. These changes are not always easy or fast. The fact that we can change means we can overcome our pasts, or take advantage of our opportunities for the future.
Some people are good at this reinvention, it is almost like a skill to them. I think once you do it a couple times these changes get easier. I have reinvented myself before. I no longer see it as a problem. I can just do it. The big changes are hard, but it does not feel insurmountable any more. I am so happy that most people can do this, it makes the world more fun. I am glad I can reinvent, because it is how I have survived and it is how I win going forward.