The past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does not dictate our choices. We should look back at the past and select what is good, and leave behind what is bad.

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You must learn to take a step back and visualize the whole piece. If you focus only on the thread given to you, you lose sight of what it can become. ― Colleen Houck

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Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one. – Grandmother Willow, Pocahontas

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Actually, your past successes are your biggest obstacle: every battle, every war, is different, and you cannot assume that what worked before will work today. ― Robert Greene

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Never rest on past success. Create something better. ― Ron Kaufman

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Can’t repeat the past?…Why of course you can!

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How do I change? If I feel depressed I will sing. If I feel sad I will laugh. If I feel ill I will double my labor. If I feel fear I will plunge ahead. If I feel inferior I will wear new garments. If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice. If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come. If I feel incompetent I will think of past success. If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals. Today I will be the master of my emotions.

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People are always shouting they want to create a better future. It's not true. The future is an apathetic void of no interest to anyone. The past is full of life, eager to irritate us, provoke and insult us, tempt us to destroy or repaint it. The only reason people want to be masters of the future is to change the past.

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Always let your conscience be your guide. – Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio

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Trust God's love. His perfect love. Don't fear He will discover your past. He already has. Don't fear disappointing Him in the future. He can show you the chapter in which you will. With perfect knowledge of the past and perfect vision of the future, He loves you perfectly in spite of both.

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