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bif

(27,223 posts) Tue Mar 29, 2022, 11:47 AM Mar 2022

"Don't focus on who you were, but who you want to be." That's my mantra!

Heard it from someone on the same journey as me a couple years ago. Another one I like is "I don't want to be known for what I don't do, but for what I do!"

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"Don't focus on who you were, but who you want to be." That's my mantra! (Original Post) bif Mar 2022 OP

I agree about not dwelling on the past, gab13by13 Mar 2022 #1

I know what you mean Bristlecone Mar 2022 #2

About dwelling in the past, you cannot change the past.. Stuart G Apr 2022 #3

When you focus on the present and who you want to be, that helps us to stay sane. Stuart G Apr 2022 #4

gab13by13

(32,760 posts)

1. I agree about not dwelling on the past,

Reply to bif (Original post)

Tue Mar 29, 2022, 11:51 AM

Mar 2022

and it is great to have goals, but I make it easier, I only dwell in the present moment, because that is the only thing that is real.

Bristlecone

(11,185 posts)

2. I know what you mean

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 29, 2022, 05:29 PM

Mar 2022

I’ve always been a bit of a time traveler - in my head of course.

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)

3. About dwelling in the past, you cannot change the past..

Reply to bif (Original post)

Sun Apr 17, 2022, 10:03 PM

Apr 2022

The past is .."The Past" Now is the .....Present!!

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)

4. When you focus on the present and who you want to be, that helps us to stay sane.

Reply to bif (Original post)

Sun Apr 17, 2022, 10:14 PM

Apr 2022

Why?..........Focusing on failures and Mistakes We Have Made,

,,,,,hurts us in the long run and the short run.

We all make, "Mistakes."....Yes ...ALL OF US.

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