- Your past tells you where you came from, where you’ve been, what you’ve been challenged by, what you’ve overcome, what you’ve already tried, who you already know. - It provides context to your present circumstances, feelings, and reactions. - It can help reveal your motivations, patterns, triggers. - The root, IMO, of self-love, -compassion, and -forgiveness. - Teaches you what you need to heal to find some relief.