Your past isn’t there to decide who you are; it’s there to guide you to a better version of yourself.

A friend once taught me that we'd all live differently if we could live our lives over, but all we can actually do is try to make amends in the future for the past. That means live the best we can right here, right now.

Just because we’ve made poor or wrong choices in the past, does not limit us from making wise and good choices now.

Let your past propel you forward, not hold you back.

Do not beat yourself up for what you did or did not do. That will only bruise you and break you and make you less able to live the life you want. You can’t change the past, and you can’t control the future, but you can sure as hell contribute to the quality of your today.