Every so often I stumble across something that really speaks to mindfulness and will go out of my way to share it with others.
Here's just such a thing:
"To start the next chapter of your life... you must quit re-reading the last ones."
I saw it on Facebook, after having a conversation with my sister-in-law about just this very topic. The reason I made sure to grab a copy of it is not just because of the message, but because like all this stuff, it applies just as much to me.
I have my own things I get stuck-in-the-past about. One such thing is my getting back in shape. I had lost a lot of weight previously. Became a really fit runner. Ran races. All great stuff.
Lately, I've been struggling to get back there again, to be in the same place I was.
I can't.
I can be in a new place. It doesn't matter what came before. What matters is what's happening now.
Sometimes I forget that. Then I remember. Grateful for that.