“Only look back to see how far you’ve come.” -Author Unknown
“If you let go of the past, it no longer has a hold on you.” -Author Unknown
“Do not look back; if Cinderella had gone back to pick up her shoe, she would never have become a princess.” -Author Unknown
“Never let yesterday use up too much of today.” -Will Rogers (William Penn Adair ‘Will’ Rogers (1879 - 1935))
“It’s no use to go back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” -Lewis Carroll (pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898)): “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (1865)
“Maybe the past is like an anchor holding us back. Maybe you have to let go of who you were to become who you will be.” -Candace Bushnell
“If you’re yearning for the good old days, just turn off the air conditioning.” -Griff Niblack
“Examine the past, but don’t live in it.” -Author Unknown
“The Ogle Fish swims everywhere backwards, because it is only interested in seeing where it has already been.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest, that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present.” -Jan Glidewell (James Janis ‘Jan’ Glidewell (1944 - 2013))
“I live in the past because it’s cheaper there.” -Author Unknown
“Remember, you can’t reach for what’s in front of you, until you let go of what’s behind you.” -Author Unknown
“Too much looking backward . . . is bad for progress.” -Henry Ward Beecher (1813 - 1887)
“There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book, or simply close it.” -Shannon L. Alder
“When you’re too caught up in what happened in the past, you miss what’s right in front of you.” -Author Unknown
“It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn’t matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over.” -Paulo Coelho
“The past should be a springboard, not a hammock.” -Irving Ball
“It’s but little good you’ll do a-watering the last year’s crop.” -George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, possibly also known as Marian Evans Cross (1819 - 1880)): “Adam Bede” (1859)
“Move forward, don’t look back, just forget the past.” -Author Unknown
Aaron: How many past-dwellers does it take to change a light bulb?
Erin: Four. One to change the bulb and three to reminisce about how good the old burned-out, broken light bulb was.
“The mill cannot grind with water that’s past.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert (1593 - 1633): “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), proverb 153
“If you let go of the past, it no longer has a hold on you.” -Author Unknown
“Do not look back; if Cinderella had gone back to pick up her shoe, she would never have become a princess.” -Author Unknown
“Never let yesterday use up too much of today.” -Will Rogers (William Penn Adair ‘Will’ Rogers (1879 - 1935))
“It’s no use to go back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” -Lewis Carroll (pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898)): “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (1865)
“Maybe the past is like an anchor holding us back. Maybe you have to let go of who you were to become who you will be.” -Candace Bushnell
“If you’re yearning for the good old days, just turn off the air conditioning.” -Griff Niblack
“Examine the past, but don’t live in it.” -Author Unknown
“The Ogle Fish swims everywhere backwards, because it is only interested in seeing where it has already been.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest, that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present.” -Jan Glidewell (James Janis ‘Jan’ Glidewell (1944 - 2013))
“I live in the past because it’s cheaper there.” -Author Unknown
“Remember, you can’t reach for what’s in front of you, until you let go of what’s behind you.” -Author Unknown
“Too much looking backward . . . is bad for progress.” -Henry Ward Beecher (1813 - 1887)
“There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book, or simply close it.” -Shannon L. Alder
“When you’re too caught up in what happened in the past, you miss what’s right in front of you.” -Author Unknown
“It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn’t matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over.” -Paulo Coelho
“The past should be a springboard, not a hammock.” -Irving Ball
“It’s but little good you’ll do a-watering the last year’s crop.” -George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, possibly also known as Marian Evans Cross (1819 - 1880)): “Adam Bede” (1859)
“Move forward, don’t look back, just forget the past.” -Author Unknown
Aaron: How many past-dwellers does it take to change a light bulb?
Erin: Four. One to change the bulb and three to reminisce about how good the old burned-out, broken light bulb was.
“The mill cannot grind with water that’s past.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert (1593 - 1633): “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), proverb 153
“Don’t look back. You’re not going that way.” -Author Unknown
“Life goes on whether you choose to move on and take a chance in the unknown or stay behind, locked in the past, thinking of what could’ve been. I don’t want to live in the past anymore. I’m so lonely here, there’s nothing for me here anymore.” -Stephanie Smith: “Wherever You Will Go” (7 August 2014)
“We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.” -Lyndon B. Johnson (Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908 - 1973))
“The longer you live in the past, the less future you have to enjoy.” -Author Unknown
“We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.” -Author Unknown
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The Good Old Days
“In my day, we couldn’t afford shoes, so we went barefoot. In the Winter we had to wrap our feet with barbed wire for traction.” -Bill Flavin
“In my day, we didn’t have virtual reality. If a one-eyed razorback barbarian warrior was chasing you with an ax, you just had to hope you could outrun him.” -Sarah M. Wolford
“In my day, we didn’t have days. There was only ‘time for work,’ ‘time for prayer,’ and ‘time for sleep.’ The sheriff would go around and tell everyone when to change.” -Elden Carnahan
“In my day, we didn’t have water. We had to smash together our own hydrogen and oxygen atoms.” -Diana Hugue
by Author Unknown: as published in the “Washington Post” (about 1997) newspaper, in a contest on the subject of the difficulties of the good old days
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“The past is a great place, and I don’t want to erase it or to regret it, but I don’t want to be its prisoner either.” -Mick Jagger
“Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.” -Robin Sharma (born 1965)
“When setting priorities, going forward is likely to be more important than looking back.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“How many people long for that ‘past, simpler, and better world,’ I wonder, without ever recognizing the truth that perhaps it was they who were simpler and better, and not the world about them?” -R. A. Salvatore
“There is no past that we can bring back by longing for it.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“That which is past is gone and irrevocable, and wise men have enough to do with things present and to come.” -Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626): “Essays” (1597)
“For those who live in the past, there is no future.” -Author Unknown
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.” -Hermann Hesse
“The past is to learn from and not to live in.” -Richard L. Evans (Richard Louis Evans (1906 - 1971))
“The more we look backwards, the less we will be able to see forward.” -Author Unknown
“You can’t have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.” -Charles F. Kettering (Charles Franklin Kettering (1876 - 1958))
“If you are still talking about what you did yesterday, you haven’t done much today.” -Author Unknown
“The past is a guidepost, not a hitching post.” -L. Thomas Holdcroft (Leslie Thomas ‘Les’ Holdcroft (1922 - 2018))
“A Retrosaurus is a backward-looking dinosaur, which is why we do not find its kind anymore in our world.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Nothing has ever happened in the past that can prevent you from being present now; and if the past cannot prevent you from being present now, what power does it have?” -Eckhart Tolle (born 1948 as Ulrich Leonard Tölle)
“When we cling to the past, we become unavailable in the present.” -Author Unknown
“Look not mournfully into the Past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the Present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy Future without fear and with a manly heart.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)
“Stop living backwards while the world continues to move forward.” -Roger Lee
“Life goes on . . . Whether you choose to move on and take a chance in the unknown . . . Or stay behind, locked in the past, thinking of what could’ve been.” -Author Unknown
“Look at life through the windshield, not the rear-view mirror.” -Byrd Baggett
“Living in the past is a dull and lonely business; looking back strains the neck muscles, causes you to bump into people not going your way.” -Edna Ferber (1885 - 1968)
“Don’t look back - that’s not where your future is.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
Past-Dwelling and Past-Dwellers Quiz
- What does it mean when a person is said to be dwelling in the past?
- What is the difference between dwelling in the past and reminiscing?
- What harm can it do to dwell in the past?
- How can a person stop dwelling in the past, start living in the present, and start working and planning for the future?
“It’s okay to look back at the past. Just don’t stare.” -Benjamin Dover
“You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.” -Author Unknown
“Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.” -Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
“We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays.” -Persius (Aulus Persius Flaccus (C.E. 34 - C.E. 62))
“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” -Lyndon B. Johnson (Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908 - 1973))
“It is not possible to go forward while looking back.” -Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886 - 1969)
“That’s like, so five minutes ago . . .” -Author Unknown
“When you focus on what might have been, it gets in the way of what can be.” -Patricia Fripp
“Never live in the past, but always learn from it.” -Author Unknown
“Looking back gives you regrets. Looking ahead gives you opportunities.” -Author Unknown
“One of the reasons people hold onto the past is because they don’t like their life in the now. You can keep the memories close to your heart, but you must let go of longings in order to plan a better life ahead of you.” -Brigitte Nicole
“When you finally let go of the past, something better comes along.” -Author Unknown
This is MFOL! . . . and we are looking forward to what is coming next . . .
“Life goes on whether you choose to move on and take a chance in the unknown or stay behind, locked in the past, thinking of what could’ve been. I don’t want to live in the past anymore. I’m so lonely here, there’s nothing for me here anymore.” -Stephanie Smith: “Wherever You Will Go” (7 August 2014)
“We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.” -Lyndon B. Johnson (Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908 - 1973))
“The longer you live in the past, the less future you have to enjoy.” -Author Unknown
“We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.” -Author Unknown
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The Good Old Days
“In my day, we couldn’t afford shoes, so we went barefoot. In the Winter we had to wrap our feet with barbed wire for traction.” -Bill Flavin
“In my day, we didn’t have virtual reality. If a one-eyed razorback barbarian warrior was chasing you with an ax, you just had to hope you could outrun him.” -Sarah M. Wolford
“In my day, we didn’t have days. There was only ‘time for work,’ ‘time for prayer,’ and ‘time for sleep.’ The sheriff would go around and tell everyone when to change.” -Elden Carnahan
“In my day, we didn’t have water. We had to smash together our own hydrogen and oxygen atoms.” -Diana Hugue
by Author Unknown: as published in the “Washington Post” (about 1997) newspaper, in a contest on the subject of the difficulties of the good old days
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“The past is a great place, and I don’t want to erase it or to regret it, but I don’t want to be its prisoner either.” -Mick Jagger
“Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.” -Robin Sharma (born 1965)
“When setting priorities, going forward is likely to be more important than looking back.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“How many people long for that ‘past, simpler, and better world,’ I wonder, without ever recognizing the truth that perhaps it was they who were simpler and better, and not the world about them?” -R. A. Salvatore
“There is no past that we can bring back by longing for it.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“That which is past is gone and irrevocable, and wise men have enough to do with things present and to come.” -Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626): “Essays” (1597)
“For those who live in the past, there is no future.” -Author Unknown
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.” -Hermann Hesse
“The past is to learn from and not to live in.” -Richard L. Evans (Richard Louis Evans (1906 - 1971))
“The more we look backwards, the less we will be able to see forward.” -Author Unknown
“You can’t have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.” -Charles F. Kettering (Charles Franklin Kettering (1876 - 1958))
“If you are still talking about what you did yesterday, you haven’t done much today.” -Author Unknown
“The past is a guidepost, not a hitching post.” -L. Thomas Holdcroft (Leslie Thomas ‘Les’ Holdcroft (1922 - 2018))
“A Retrosaurus is a backward-looking dinosaur, which is why we do not find its kind anymore in our world.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Nothing has ever happened in the past that can prevent you from being present now; and if the past cannot prevent you from being present now, what power does it have?” -Eckhart Tolle (born 1948 as Ulrich Leonard Tölle)
“When we cling to the past, we become unavailable in the present.” -Author Unknown
“Look not mournfully into the Past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the Present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy Future without fear and with a manly heart.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)
“Stop living backwards while the world continues to move forward.” -Roger Lee
“Life goes on . . . Whether you choose to move on and take a chance in the unknown . . . Or stay behind, locked in the past, thinking of what could’ve been.” -Author Unknown
“Look at life through the windshield, not the rear-view mirror.” -Byrd Baggett
“Living in the past is a dull and lonely business; looking back strains the neck muscles, causes you to bump into people not going your way.” -Edna Ferber (1885 - 1968)
“Don’t look back - that’s not where your future is.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
Past-Dwelling and Past-Dwellers Quiz
- What does it mean when a person is said to be dwelling in the past?
- What is the difference between dwelling in the past and reminiscing?
- What harm can it do to dwell in the past?
- How can a person stop dwelling in the past, start living in the present, and start working and planning for the future?
“It’s okay to look back at the past. Just don’t stare.” -Benjamin Dover
“You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.” -Author Unknown
“Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.” -Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
“We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays.” -Persius (Aulus Persius Flaccus (C.E. 34 - C.E. 62))
“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” -Lyndon B. Johnson (Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908 - 1973))
“It is not possible to go forward while looking back.” -Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886 - 1969)
“That’s like, so five minutes ago . . .” -Author Unknown
“When you focus on what might have been, it gets in the way of what can be.” -Patricia Fripp
“Never live in the past, but always learn from it.” -Author Unknown
“Looking back gives you regrets. Looking ahead gives you opportunities.” -Author Unknown
“One of the reasons people hold onto the past is because they don’t like their life in the now. You can keep the memories close to your heart, but you must let go of longings in order to plan a better life ahead of you.” -Brigitte Nicole
“When you finally let go of the past, something better comes along.” -Author Unknown
This is MFOL! . . . and we are looking forward to what is coming next . . .
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