I think of an old sermon my grandfather quoted from time to time— something about not looking back when you’re plowing a field, but instead finding a mark in the distance and focusing on that. Otherwise, the rows won’t come out straight.

The past must be let go before the future can be grasped.

Sooner or later, the future always circles back to the past.

The trouble with drowning in the mess of your own life is that you're not in any shape to save anyone else. You can't be a lighthouse when you're underwater yourself.

...The most important thing, I think. You can't run from your past. You have to take it for what it is and realize that it's part of you.