I understand, and I think it is a better way to handle it. We're already acknowledging that these are our past lives and our memories, the distance really only helps in the beginning, I think. Finding a way to fully accept your past life as a part of you is admirable. It's something I would like to be able to do at some point, if only to make things a bit easier for me.

Keeping the distance isn't difficult, the problem is with the memories where I do have feelings attached. They used to worry me, because the distance was so important to me. But now... I don't think I have the same fears anymore. The person I was is someone I never want to be now, but I think it is important to fully accept all of that.

Maybe someday I'll manage it, but for now I'll keep trying to warm up to the idea.