Stop facing backward to forward
The urge to return to "the way things were" is a signal you are facing the wrong direction. By spending your energy trying to recreate what was, you miss out on all possibility. You essentially become the archaeologist of your life rather than the architect of your life.
Going back isn't possible. The job that ended, the relationship that shifted, the version of yourself that existed years before doesn’t exist anymore. Circumstances have changed, and everything and everyone have evolved. Nothing stays the same, and nothing can be recreated to be the way it once was from this new place.
What feels like going backward is simply wasting your energy resisting everything that is flowing forward. Moving forward with that flow becomes effortless if you are willing to turn to face the correct direction. Universal law helps us build momentum with each step and possibility with each choice. The path ahead is the only path that exists, and it's been waiting steadfastly to lead you where you are meant to go.
What would become possible if you stopped trying to return to what was and allowed yourself to be led towards what can be?