"we spend all this time rehashing the past and rehearsing for the future."
I read a similar sentiment once and it stuck with me: "Regret and Worry are Twin Thieves that rob us of today'.
Originally Posted By: brownidmom
Not sure about you or anyone else reading this, but truer words have never been spoken for me. I still play "what if?" way more than I should. If I could just put all that energy into myself and my boys instead of wondering how this and that are going to play out, I'd be making much more progress in a shorter period of time.
May I suggest Eckhart Tolle's The Power Of Now and A New Earth (which starts out a bit obtuse and new-agey, but stick with it, it's worth it). Both books concentrate on eliminating mind chatter, regret (past) worry (future) and help maintain now and being rather yesterday and tomorrow and thinking and doing.
Sorry for hijacking the hijack.
Gardener
"My soul, be satisfied with flowers, With fruit, with weeds even; but gather them In the one garden you may call your own." Cyrano deBergerac
