Why You Should Make Peace With Your Past

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Make peace with your past so it doesn’t screw up the present.”– Regina Brett

To get ahead, to enjoy the present, you must take care of your past. Whether you like it or not, whether you want to hear it or not, you cannot separate yourself from your past. Instead, why not focus on how you are going to make things right in the present?

Because if you do not take care of the present, the past is going to repeat itself.

To live well, you must work well. To enjoy tomorrow, you must work today. To reap tomorrow, you must plant today.

You must take care of the little things. They are powerful. They can screw you up. They can derail your plans. They can stop you from getting to where you want to be. They are stronger than you think. So if you want to enjoy where you are, you must do the hard work. Regina Brett says, “If you don’t do the hard work, you will constantly bump into your past…”

Why?

Because wherever you go, you will meet your past.

Because your past is you. It is part of your life, of your history, of your book. You can’t live your life without it. You can’t write your story without it. Do not hate your past, embrace it.

God Wants …

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If you believe in God, according to Regina Brett, “God doesn’t want us to be so holy we aren’t human. God doesn’t want fake prayers and phony praise. God wants an honest, genuine, real relationship.” Be honest with yourself. Do not deceive God. You can deceive yourself, but you cannot deceive God. Why is that? Because He is your Creator. He knows you. He knows everything about you. You can trick yourself, not God.

God wants you to live your life,

to think for yourself,

to love yourself,

to love others,

to be happy,

to be grateful,

to appreciate what you have,

to focus on what you are doing,

to listen to your soul,

to stand for something,

to be honest with yourself,

to tell the truth,

to go the extra mile,

to do what makes you happy,

to be you, the real you.

He doesn’t want your money. He wants your soul.