I don’t waste my time grieving over the past. The past is gone. The only thing left is the memory. A memory is just a thought that is brought into the present moment to make me feel good or bad about myself. I don’t control what thoughts come in but I do control how long they stay.
Some say that the past can not be changed. I say the past is a memory of the way I perceived some event that happened long ago or only yesterday. If I can make amends for that action it will change the way I feel about me in relationship to the event. When I change the way I look at some event, the event will actually change its hold on me. When a situation still bothers me, I make a sincere effort to make it right and only then will those thoughts change for the better.
John L—Editor - Nature Coast Journal July 2010
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