You cannot change it. You can neither undo nor redo what has already been done. There is no going back. You have influence over today. You can affect what happens tomorrow. Yesterday is beyond your grasp.
You cannot live in the past. You are not there. No matter how hard you try, living in the past is a fantasy, a fairytale, a nightmare. It is not real. You were there, but you are no longer. Today is real. Tomorrow is coming. Yesterday will never be again.
Why can you not let go?
The past holds a mysterious power, trying to hold us in her grasp. Sometimes her grip is icy and cold, sucking the life from your soul as she holds you back. Sometimes her embrace is warm and cozy, like a warm blanket in the chill of evening, promising comfort and care.
Both are a trap, a snare, a quagmire of uselessness and despair. If you accept her warm embrace, if you allow her to hold you in her icy grip, where will you go? Don't you see? The past is past. She has no future. And if you stay with her, neither do you.
There is a better way.
Yes, it happened. Whatever it was. Good or bad. Constructive or devastating. What is in the past was. But now it's over. The past does not hold the keys to either your fame nor your shame. Those lie in the hands of Today, and her sister, Tomorrow. Those keys belong to God.
Exist in today, live for the future. Remember the past, but do not dwell there. Remember what was so that you can repeat the good, and avoid making the same mistakes. But do not remain there. Let it go.
Your future is before you, not in the shadows of the footsteps you have left behind.
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