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Three Reasons to Remember Your Life History

     Most of us have heard the phrase, “those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”  If people do not take history into account before taking action, they may make the same mistakes as others have previously.  When it comes to our personal lives, if we do not take our life history and experience into account, we could repeat past mistakes which hindered our personal development.  We should learn from our past to avoid similar situations from ever occurring again.  If we choose not to do so, the quality of life stagnates.  Although it sounds simple, there are plenty of people who forget their past and follow similar, dead-end paths throughout life.  To avoid this, we need to be reminded from time to time the reasons why it is beneficial to remember our life history.  Here are three of those reasons.
1. Less Likely to Repeat past Mistakes
     Survival involves learning from our mistakes and adapting to our environment.  We should expect to make mistakes throughout life but should always make a conscious effort to avoid repetition.  Repeating a mistake does nothing but prevent living your best life.  Drug addicts, for example, will often repeat the same mistakes for years.  Every time they do so, they are continuing down the path of stagnation, keeping themselves where they currently are in life and preventing any positive changes from occurring.  The same idealism can be applied to anything in your own life; relationships, habits, work, etc.  Reflecting on our past will allow us to move forward, maximizing pleasure and avoiding as much pain as possible.
2. Build a Stronger Foundation in Life
     The more we reflect on our life history, the lesser the chances of negative and/or problematic situations from occurring.  As a result, we create a stronger foundation to build our lives upon.  This foundation includes life experience, lessons, changes, goals, dreams, etc.  The more we add to this foundation, and the fewer impurities within, the better our lives will be in the long run.  If we do not build a strong foundation, our future can become shaky, unpredictable, and has a chance to crumble, similar to a house of cards.  It is essential that this foundation be strong prior to making any major life changes.  Otherwise, there is no telling what will happen.
3. Live Life Without Fear
     As previously stated, mistakes will happen throughout life, but making a conscious effort to avoid the same mistakes gives us the opportunity to live a less fearful life.  What people forget is to plan ahead.  When a similar situation arises, they are ill-prepared and have a higher chance of repeating past actions.  The more times we repeat our mistakes, the more fearful we become because we are afraid our lives will not change for the better.  Remembering our life history will help in preventing this.  If we reflect on our life history before taking action, we can decide whether or not it is beneficial to go along with what is happening.  If not, we can remove ourselves from the situation and avoid any potential problems.  Fewer problems mean we will be less fearful of repeating our past actions.  We can then move on and live happier, stress-free lives.

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