Holding on to painful images of the past in order to avoid painful experiences in the future serves only to color the present with pain.
One key to success is knowing the difference between knowledge and wisdom. One is information from the past while the other is the key to the future.
The key to changing our past, present, and future is to create our piece of the PIE (our Perceptions, Interpretations, & Expectations) on purpose.
There are two ways to respond to the trials and tribulations of our present and past . . . 'Ain't it awful?' . . . or . . . 'Good information!' Our choice of responses will determine our experience of life.
Creating a meaningful life has less to do with how we feel about our past than what we do about our future.
Our past is not, as some fear, a series of events carved in stone that we must carry around for the rest of our lives... but a kaleidoscope of experiences that, when viewed through different lenses, can 'color' (change) how we see our present and future.
Remembering the past should help you create a purposeful future, not cause you to be afraid of it.
Nothing is meaningless it's how we assign meaning to the past that determines how we experience the present, and future.
When we take no responsibility for any aspect of our past, we limit our ability to respond in the present and the future.
The past exists not as a factual recounting of what happened, but as an experience that we are constantly recreating in our mind which means we CAN change the past!
