The greatest teacher I have ever had the privilege to learn from once told me, the past does not equal the future, unless you live there. To understand the greatness of this statement is to understand that the only power yesterday has (or even a minute ago) is the power we give it in our own minds. It means that each moment is a brand new opportunity to change our lives and create the future we want. We only fail if we deny this great truth.
Do not think of the situations you do not wish to experience, and they will literally vanish. Instead, think about what you do want, and when you decide, take action towards it.
To illustrate my point, think about this. In Nevada, there is miles and miles of straight highway, you can see forever it seems. There are telephone poles every 100 feet or so. Yet for whatever reason, these telephone poles are the cause of numerous car accidents. What happens is, for whatever reason some traveler looses control of their vehicle, and with all that open space, they manage to steer themselves directly into the pole. Why? The reason is a great metaphor for life. The moment they loose control, they focus all of their attention and all of their energy on what they do not wish to experience, which is not crashing. Then, sure enough, they hit the pole directly as if that was indeed their intention. Keep your focus off 'the problem' and keep it on the solution. Steer the direction you want to go and give no energy to the undesired.
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