Your past is your past. No matter what you lost, no matter how you were hurt, your past is your past. There is absolutely no future for you in your painful memories. Yes, your past was real, but you must stop thinking about how you want to fix your past and begin to focus on the present. Your future hinges on your ability to pay attention to the now, the present.

You see, our past is a place where we can go and hide, a place one lives to avoid living in the now. We must let go of the past hurts and realize that you cannot heal memories, you can only heal yourself in the now. There comes a time that we must keep the lessons of your past, but we must let go the memories. We need to live more in the moment after all life unfolds in the present.

If you’re living in the past, you can’t do anything about it; it’s past. If you’re worrying about the tomorrow, you’re living somewhere that doesn’t exist because it hasn’t happened yet. But, if you really want to change your life, the only place you can do it is in the present. But first, you must be willing to accept life right where it is. In the now. When it comes down to it, your mind is the only thing keeping you from living in the present. Let it all go. ~ It’s just a thought. ~ Paul Steven Smith (Uncle Paul) ~ www.unclepaulsthoughts.com