“Past is a good place to visit;
But certainly not a good place to stay.”
The memories that we make in life with the people and the things that we adore in each moment are memories that we should cherish for the rest of our lives. Memories are made for us to be able to look back upon, and appreciate times that were good, when we are in periods of despair, and also to help us overcome situations that arise in our present and future that we have answers to because of the things that we experienced in our pasts.
It is very crucial to remember when dealing with the past that though it may be a good place to visit, that it is not a good place to stay. Trying to live in the past will severely limit the future of any individual trying to do so. In trying to live in the past we essentially are focusing our efforts on going backwards in life, when we must only be concerned with moving forward, and creating the best future for ourselves as possible.
“Leave the past where it belongs.”
When we deal with ourselves and when we deal with life on an ongoing basis sometimes we struggle with receiving what is meant for us for our future because of the pain that we have experienced in the past. Some of us choose to let our pasts dictate what we do in the present because we are too afraid to fail in anything again. Doing so affects us greatly as it may make us miss great opportunities to develop relationships with new people, and it may also keep us from going through doors we probably would have seen if we weren't too busy looking backwards.
To leave the past where it belongs, we simply have to let go. Indeed, letting go may be easier said than done, but we must also remember that anything that we sincerely put our minds to can be completed. Be who you are now to help build yourself up to who you want to be in the future. Don't try to move forward in life while looking backward, leave the past behind you.
“Accept your past without regret,
Handle your present with confidence and,
Face your future without fear!”
“Stop trying to hold onto your past,
You can't start the next chapter of your life
if you keep re-reading your last one.”
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