Working with a client the other day, I picked up on a collection of troubling thoughts still bouncing around in his consciousness from the past..." around 7-8 years ago," I reported. "Yes," he replied, "it's shame ~ I carry those thoughts from being misjudged at a job around that time, an incident I was blamed for—it wasn't my fault! My employer threw me under the bus!"
However, he said the incident DID convince him he could trust himself—which has been empowering—but he still felt the shame and embarrassment carried from that time.
I encouraged him to (imagine himself) pulling that past self back out from under the bus, telepathizing to him:
"Hey there! COME ON OUT!" We both can face forward now! No need to create any more of that kind of situation to learn from—YOU GOT IT! You got the message! You ARE trustworthy; you CAN trust yourself!
Then we moved to a future moment to view an example when there's the likelihood of his empowered, shame-free self actually helping another pull themself out from a similar situation, releasing that person from carrying shame or guilt and enabling them to face forward.
When we receive the gifts from our challenges, the U-verse sends others with whom we're to share those gifts! YAY!
It's SO essential in times ahead to learn from the past, then RELEASE the past, enabling us to face a future (detached from the past and accompanying expectations)—to experience a future that "ain't what it used to be" ~ in times ahead, fer shure!