by Janet M.
Shlaes, Ph.D.
Learn from
the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment
of time over which you have any control – now.”
~ Denis Whaitley
Your life
narrative contains past, present and future perspectives that serve to generate
and maintain your sense of identity and place in the world. The meaning of significant life challenges and
transitions can change over time, depending on whether you view these challenges
and transitions from a past, present or future perspective. When you emotionally
put yourself back in a past event, the emotions generated through your past
experience become fully present again. In contrast, looking back at a previous occurrence
from an emotionally detached perspective generates the opportunity to observe and learn from the past. Shifting into a future perspective
facilitates applying your learning from the past into similar situations you
might encounter in the future. Although it may seem a bit complicated, it’s essentially
quite simple. How you connect with and create meaning from your past will impact
your present experience, current thoughts, emotions, motivation, subsequent actions and future
experience. Fully living in the now, optimally blends the learnings from the
past with taking action in the present that organically lead to your desired
future. What could be better than that?
Janet
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