05/12/2025
Have you ever noticed that you’re rarely, if ever, fully present?
You might feel a constant tug-of-war between the past and the future:
On one side, guilt for what you should’ve done, didn’t do, could’ve handled better.
On the other side, the pressure of the future -
worrying, planning, imagining scenarios, attaching expectations, hoping everything will play out just right so you finally feel okay.
And if reality doesn’t match your internal plan?
Disappointment arrives instantly.
So you end up shifting between resentments from yesterday and anxiety about tomorrow…
Hardly ever stopping to breathe into now.
But here’s what’s truly important to understand:
Staying present is extremely hard when “being” never felt safe.
Many of us grew up learning that:
– Doing earns love.
– Doing maintains peace.
– Doing helps overwhelmed parents.
– Doing keeps us included.
– Doing gives us a sense of control in unpredictable environments.
And without even realising it, we carry this into adulthood.
We live in the past to analyse it, to fix it, to avoid repeating the same hurt.
We live in the future to control it, to prevent disappointment, to feel one step ahead of danger.
But this isn’t your identity.
This isn’t your personality.
It’s conditioning. It’s survival.
And just because it feels familiar doesn’t mean it’s healthy or permanent!
You can teach your system that being here is safe. Not by force, but by gentle, consistent healing.
If this resonates with you, you’re not alone.
You’re simply carrying patterns that were never yours to begin with.
Dorota 🤍
Holistic Transformative Therapy