Daily Gratitude: You might be reading this and saying that this is dumb, that you can’t ignore your past and certainly must pay attention to the future. And you’d be right. But the keys here are the words “dwell on” and “dream of” when it comes to he past and the future. The memories and dreams come hand in hand for us humans, don’t they? Yes and no. When you dwell on the past, you sort of step into it and that will propel you back there and you can wallow in despair and the “what if” or “I should have done…” mode. Neither of these are productive. Sure you can learn from the past and you should learn from it but then you put those lessons in your armamentarium for later reference. It’s the lessons, not the event or your perception of failure or success that you focus on. You now know a way NOT to do something. Moving on to the future, you need to know where you want to go and that’s an entire process in itself. But once you know where you want to go, use the future for visualization not “i wish” this or that. When you know where you’re going and you know what has or hasn’t worked in the past, you can focus on what you need to do NOW in order to achieve that “dream”. That means you need to take action. Dwelling on the past and dreaming of the future are not action activities. It’s the actions that get you going and keep you going. Take a look at what in you are doing (what actions are you taking) right now. Are they aligned with the lessons you’ve learned about achieving your dream? You may have learned a lot of lessons but you also need to decide which ones are pertinent to achieving your dream. Discard the others if they hold no value at the present moment