On the right track

You know you’re on the right track when you become uninterested in looking back.

Burning bridges isn't a bad thing

Sometimes burning bridges isn't a bad thing…
it prevents you from going back to a place you should never have been to begin with.

And still, gently allows you to grow

A friend is one that knows you as you are,
understands where you have been,
accepts what you have become,
and still, gently allows you to grow.
- William Shakespeare

It’s called mindset...

As my friend was passing through the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a rope tied to their legs. It was obvious that the elephants could, at any time, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not. My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away.

“Well”, he said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.” My friend was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were. The powerful and gigantic creature has limited its present abilities by the limitations of its past.

Like the elephants, how many of us go through life holding onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before? How many of us refuse to attempt something new and challenging because of our so called mindset?

Your attempt may fail, but never fail to make an attempt.
Choose not to accept the false boundaries and limitations created by the past.

Face your future without fear

Accept your past without regret,
handle your present with confidence
and face your future without fear.

Accepts you the way you are

A friend is someone who understands you past,
believes in your future and accepts you today the way you are.

A true friend is someone who accepts your past, supports your present and encourage your future

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It is difficult to see the wisdom in the scars...

The pain that you experience in life shouldn’t make you look down on yourself or make you look backward and lose sight of your tomorrow. It is difficult to see the wisdom in the scars they leave behind. But once you discover them, you will realize it is your attitude towards them that will make or break the rest of your days.
- Dodinsky

Heal the past...

We do not heal the past by dwelling there; we heal the past by living fully in the present.
- Marianne Williamson

Never regret anything...

Never regret anything that has happened in your life, it cannot be changed, undone or forgotten.
So take it as a lesson learned and move on.

The past should be a learning experience

The past should be a learning experience not an everlasting punishment. What’s done is done.
Constantly going over the ordeals you previously faced will only be a burden in your life.

When people give you advice...

When people give you advice, they’re really just talking to themselves in the past.
- Austin Kleon

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Worst past, best future.

Sometimes, the people with the worst past can create the best future.

It’s not the future that you’re afraid of

It’s not the future that you’re afraid of. It’s repeating the past that makes you anxious.

What I choose to become

I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.
- Carl Gustav Jung

It takes a lot of courage...

It takes a lot of courage and trust to look past what you've been through,
and trust someone new not to put you through it again.

Words don’t mean a thing, actions are everything.

She may come across as hard to get, but that’s because she’s been through a few things, seen a few things, been there and done that. She’s cold… yes, but only because she once cared about someone who failed to care about her. She’s built a fortress to protect her heart from further damage. You told her that you’re different but she won’t believe it until you prove it. Words don’t mean a thing, actions are everything.

Your past is just a story.

Your past is just a story. And once you realize this, it has no power over you.

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Never look at what you have lost

Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost.
- Robert H. Shuller

Forget what is gone...

Starting tonight, you need to forget what is gone.
Appreciate what still remains and look forward to what’s coming next.

To let go is much more like to let it be

The truth is you can’t try to let go. Trying is the opposite of letting go.
To let go is to relinquish trying. To let go is much more like to let it be.
- Adyashanti

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