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bif

(22,559 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

(20,864 posts)
1. I agree about not dwelling on the past,
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.

Stuart G

(38,359 posts)
3. About dwelling in the past, you cannot change the past..
Sun Apr 17, 2022, 10:03 PM
Apr 2022

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

Stuart G

(38,359 posts)
4. When you focus on the present and who you want to be, that helps us to stay sane.
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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