Dimentica. Lasciar andare per spiccare il volo (Vivere meglio)

"The art of living fully consists in large part in forgetting: it is a form of freedom, perhaps one of the highest expressions of human freedom, because it allows us to go our own way again and again without constraints or burdens. The more we empty ourselves of our past and our fictitious identities, our opinions and habits, the more space we make within ourselves and the more what we really are can emerge." We often tend to cling to our past, stubbornly holding on to memories that are no longer needed. And so betrayals, disappointments, traumatic episodes end up becoming a heavy burden that we drag around with us all our lives and prevent us from being happy. In reality, the brain has already overcome the past, it has already adapted, it has moved on. It is we who lag behind, who use memories as an alibi to complain and stand still. The obsessive recollection of an unfortunate past can even become reassuring, like stroking a scar. In this book, Raffaelle Morelli guides us to discover the curative power of forgetting, which works like a real drug for the brain: only by forgetting, in fact, can we make space in our minds and free ourselves from the web of feelings that prevents us from opening up to the new and to what beautiful things life has in store for us. The secret is therefore to learn to let go: memories, the past, but also the opinions we have about the world and ourselves. "What you think you know about yourself is just an idea you have formed, based on common patterns and the judgements of others. In reality, within us dwell unexpected treasures and abilities that we very often ignore or neglect. Only oblivion leads us to encounter the profound, unique meaning of our existence." An indispensable book that teaches us how to get rid of the burdens we carry inside and, finally, take flight.