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3. Avoid placing blame on someone else. No matter what the situation is, if you put the blame on
someone else, it means that you have given them power over yourself and that they hold the

power to hurt you that much. So, instead of placing blame, try to focus on how something has
affected you, what lesson you can learn from it, and how you can move on from it.

4. Become responsible for your own happiness. Tell yourself repeatedly, ‘I am responsible for my
own happiness’. After some practice, you will realise the truth of this statement. No one else can
make you happy or unhappy, except you.

5. Focus on the present. None of us has the power to go back into the past and relive those moments
differently. So it is better and wiser to accept the past as it was and focus on the present moment
and what life is offering you right now.

6. Disconnect for a while. If there are certain people or places that are constant reminders of your
sad experience, it might be of some help to distance yourself emotionally and physically from
them for some time. Distancing yourself from someone does not mean sulking or being rude. It
merely means keeping communication to a minimum and shifting away your focus.

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

— MAHATMA GANDHI

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