Worrying About The Past Quotes

Worrying about the past or the future isn’t productive. When you start chastising yourself for past mistakes, or seeing disaster around every corner, stop and take a breath and ask yourself what you can do right now to succeed.

A player’s effectiveness is directly related to his ability to be right there, doing that thing, in the moment. He can’t be worrying about the past or the future or the crowd or some other extraneous event. He must be able to respond in the here and now.

You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.

I’m trying to be present, not thinking and worrying about the past or the future. That’s such a waste of time, you know?

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

Simplify your life. Don’t waste the years struggling for things that are unimportant. Don’t burden yourself with possessions. Keep your needs and wants simple and enjoy what you have. Don’t destroy your peace of mind by looking back, worrying about the past. Live in the present. Simplify!

You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone.

If you’re worrying about the past, you’ve got a good chance of screwing up the future.

A medicine cat has no time for doubt. Put your energy into today and stop worrying about the past.