Practice

Letting the past hold you vs. learning from it and the Choices You're Making

Discover how ancient wisdom can free you from past regrets and transform your choices today. Explore the difference between dwelling and learning.

Laoziguide

What you’ll practice

This is a reflective practice guided by Laozi. It gives you one honest question to sit with — the kind that moves you from thinking about an idea to working with it.

The reflection itself unfolds in conversation with Laozi, where it adapts to your situation — so you practice it together rather than reading it off the page.

Practice this with Laozi

Begin the reflection in a coaching conversation, where it meets what you’re actually working through.

Understand first

The Empty Mirror Perspective The Uncarved Block Restoration The Watercourse Way of Integration The Witness State: Observing Without Ownership Reversal as Renewal

Go deeper

Why Letting the past hold you vs. learning from it Matters Living with Letting the past hold you vs. learning from it Letting the past hold you vs. learning from it Letting the past hold you vs. learning from it: Foundations The Examined Letting the past hold you vs. learning from it

Peri

New to this practice?

Peri can explain what this practice is for, help you decide whether it fits what you’re working through, and point you to the right place to begin.

Ready to practice this?

Begin the reflection with your coach, or tell Peri what you’re working through.