Why Your Current Reality Is Just Old News and How to Rewrite It
- Brainz Magazine
- 20 hours ago
- 8 min read
"You are not broken. You are becoming." Petra is a transformation and soul-purpose coach who guides people back to their true essence and inner power. She co-hosts the Real Raw Honest podcast and leads talks as a speaker to inspire others to break free and live their most purpose-driven lives.
You're not stuck with the life you have. What you see around you right now, the struggles, the limitations, the circumstances, is merely the echo of yesterday's assumptions. Most people spend their lives reacting to outdated reflections, while the power to create anew sits dormant within them. The question isn't whether you can change your reality. The question is, when will you realize you've been creating it all along?
What does it mean that reality is 'old news'?
Here's a truth that might unsettle you, the reality you're experiencing right now is already outdated. Every circumstance you see (your bank balance, your relationships, your career situation) is the materialized form of the thoughts and assumptions you held in the past. What you're witnessing today is yesterday's mental diet made visible. It's not current. It's historical.
Think of it like looking at stars in the night sky. The light you see left those stars years ago. By the time it reaches your eyes, you're looking at the past. Your current reality works the same way. There's a lag between your inner assumptions and their outer manifestation.
This is why trying to "fix" your current circumstances without changing your thoughts is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. You're addressing the effect while ignoring the cause.
The mirror doesn't lead, it follows
Most people make a critical error, they wait for external reality to change before they change internally. They say, "I'll believe I'm successful when I see success," or "I'll feel abundant when money appears," or "I'll be confident when people treat me better."
But this is backwards. Reality is a mirror. Mirrors don't initiate, they reflect.
If you stand in front of a mirror and wait for your reflection to smile first, you'll wait forever. You must smile first. The reflection has no choice but to follow.
The same principle applies to your life. You don't change because reality changed. Reality changes because you changed. Your inner state is the face. Your outer circumstances are the reflection.
Stop demanding that the mirror move first. It can't. It's not designed to. You are.
Why we get trapped in the past
The reason most people feel "stuck" is that they keep feeding attention to current circumstances. Every time you focus on what is (rather than what you wish to be), you're energizing the old reality. You're telling your consciousness, "Yes, this is what I want more of." And so it obliges. It prints more of the same.
You look at your debt and think, "I'm always struggling with money." That thought becomes tomorrow's circumstance. You look at your difficult relationship and think, "This is just how it is." That assumption solidifies into next month's reality. You look at your career and think, "I'm not the type who gets promoted." That belief becomes next year's outcome.
Without realizing it, you're using your present circumstances (which are old news) to create your future. And because you're basing your future on your past, nothing ever changes. You're trapped in a loop of your own making.
The power of revision
There's a practice that changes everything once you understand it, revision.
Revision means mentally rewriting events that have already occurred. Not to deny reality, but to refuse to carry the energy of unwanted experiences into your future.
Here's how it works, something happens during your day that doesn't align with what you want. Perhaps a tense conversation, a rejection, or a disappointment. Instead of replaying it endlessly in your mind (which most people do), you revise it.
That night, before sleep, you replay the event in your imagination. But this time, you change it. You see it unfolding the way you wish it had been. You hear different words. You feel different emotions. You make it so real in your mind that your consciousness accepts the revised version as truth.
This isn't escapism. This is taking responsibility for what you allow to imprint on your consciousness. Because whatever impresses your consciousness eventually expresses as your reality.
Research in neuroscience supports this. Your brain cannot distinguish between a vividly imagined experience and a real one. Both create neural pathways. Both influence your assumptions. Both shape your future reality.
When you revise, you're not changing the past. You're changing the past's influence on your future.
Assumption: The bridge to a new reality
If current reality is old news, how do you create new news? Through assumption.
An assumption is a belief you accept as true, whether or not you have evidence for it. And here's the secret, reality always proves your assumptions correct.
If you assume you're unlucky, you'll find evidence everywhere. If you assume you're supported, support will appear from unexpected places. If you assume you're creative, creative solutions will flow.
Your assumptions act as a filter. They determine what you notice, what you attract, and what you experience. They are the invisible architecture of your reality.
Most people's assumptions are unconscious. They inherited them from childhood, absorbed them from their environment, and accepted them without question. And then they wonder why their life looks the way it does.
Conscious creators do something different. They choose their assumptions deliberately. They don't wait for evidence. They don't need proof. They simply assume what they wish to experience, hold that assumption steady, and watch reality rearrange itself to match.
The assumption comes first. The evidence follows. Not the other way around.
How to starve the old reality and feed the new
This is where it gets practical.
You have two realities available to you at any moment:
The old reality (current circumstances, old news)
The new reality (desired state, your vision fulfilled)
Most people unconsciously feed the old reality with their attention. Every time they worry about their bank account, complain about their situation, or replay past failures, they're nourishing what they don't want.
To create differently, you must consciously redirect your attention.
When you catch yourself focusing on the old reality, pause. Acknowledge it without emotion. Then gently redirect your attention to your desired state.
For example:
Bank account concerning you? Redirect to the feeling of financial ease.
Relationship feeling strained? Redirect to the feeling of deep connection.
Health worrying you? Redirect to the feeling of vitality.
You're not denying what is. You're simply choosing which reality to energize. Because whatever you feed with attention grows.
This takes practice. Your mind has been conditioned to focus on problems. But with consistent redirection, you build a new habit. You become someone who dwells in their desired state rather than their current circumstances.
And when you dwell there long enough, your outer reality has no choice but to catch up.
The test: Can you hold your ground when reality contradicts you?
Here's where most people fail, they change their assumption, but when circumstances don't immediately shift, they panic and revert to the old assumption.
They think, "See? I knew it wouldn't work."
But reality has momentum. The old circumstances are playing out the last of their energy, like water still flowing from a tap after you've turned it off.
If you hold steady in your new assumption (even while the old reality still appears), the old momentum will exhaust itself. The new reality will emerge.
But if you waver, if you let what you see convince you that your assumption is wrong, you reset the process. You go back to square one.
This is the test, "Can you assume what you desire even when everything visible contradicts it?"
Can you assume abundance while bills arrive? Can you assume love while feeling alone? Can you assume success while facing setbacks?
If you can, you're creating consciously. If you can't, you're still a prisoner of circumstance.
Peace: The ultimate indicator
How do you know if you truly understand that you're the creator? Peace.
When you genuinely know that you're creating your reality, there's nothing to fear. Circumstances lose their power to disturb you. You rest in the certainty that all things are workable because you are the one shaping them.
But when you believe you're at the mercy of external forces, peace becomes impossible. You're always on edge, always worried, always bracing for the next blow.
Your level of peace reveals your level of understanding.
If you're anxious, some part of you doesn't yet believe you're the creator. If you're calm, you know.
And here's the beautiful irony, when you stop trying to control reality and instead recognize your power to shape it through assumption, everything becomes easier. The struggle stops. The flow begins.
What this means for your life right now
Let's make this practical.
Look at one area of your life where you feel stuck. Perhaps it's money, relationships, health, or career.
Now ask yourself:
What assumption have I been holding about this area?
What old news am I treating as unchangeable truth?
The answer to these questions reveals where you've been unconsciously creating from the past instead of consciously creating your future. Once you see it, you can choose differently.
You can decide to stop energizing the old reality. You can choose a new assumption. You can revise past events that are poisoning your present. You can redirect your attention from what is to what you wish to be.
And when you do this consistently, your entire reality shifts.
Not through force. Not through manipulation. Simply through recognition that reality was never fixed. It's always been responsive to your assumptions.
You've been creating all along. Now you're just doing it on purpose.
Begin your conscious creation journey
If this resonates with you, if you've felt the truth of it in your bones, you're ready for something deeper.
Everything shared in this article is drawn from principles explored in my book, The Truth of Creation: A Guide to Living as the Architect of Reality. In it, you'll discover sixteen transmissions that systematically dismantle the illusion of victimhood and reveal your power as the creator of your experience.
You'll learn:
Why your current circumstances are merely echoes of past assumptions
How to bridge any gap between where you are and your vision fulfilled
The practice of revision to rewrite your past's influence on your future
Why peace is the ultimate test of your understanding
The final truth: when being aware of your being becomes enough
This isn't a manual of manifestation techniques. This is a systematic revelation of who you've always been, the conscious creator of your reality.
I am the creator of reality. Reality does not grant me this power. I possess it by existing. I exist, therefore, all things exist. Reality is the clay, I am the sculptor. I do not bend to reality. Reality bends to me.
The question is no longer whether you can change your reality. The question is, "What will you create now that you know?"
Download The Truth of Creation here.
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Petra Zaremba, Transformation and Soul Purpose Coach
Petra is a transformation and soul-purpose coach who guides and inspires you to return to your true essence. Her work is a journey of liberation, an awakening of inner trust, clarity, and courage. Through deep, intuitive guidance, she empowers you to dissolve fear, remove blockages, and transform deep-rooted limitations, allowing you to embrace your unique path and unlock your fullest potential. Her mission statement is: "You are not broken. You are becoming. It is time to step into the most authentic, magnetic, and beautiful version of yourself."
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