Are you cheating on your present AND your future with your past? Many people, including me, do this unknowingly as they stay stuck in the past. Whether a relationship didn’t work out, a job turned out to be a dud, or you mentally beat yourself up for mistakes in your past. I’m learning to see the silver lining and recognize that failures are not at all bad. Everything is connected and your past has made you who you are today. We think it matters when we gain weight, when our ex is dating someone new, or our coworker gets a promotion before we do. Whatever is troubling you at this moment, recognize that this too shall pass. We tend to wrap our hopes into expectations, thinking we will get a happy ending. Focusing on the small things leaves us depressed, exhausted and numb. Instead of worrying about what you can’t control, ask yourself if it will really matter in a week, a month, five years from now? The answer is “not likely”. When we truly let go, we are no longer in the past or attached to our future. #now #letgo #staypresent #thespectacularnow (at Indianapolis, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqdW_GOhivx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sz5hcvak714k