Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby View Post
hey, no looking back! you can't undo what you did. what's the point, you just end up beating yourself up for what you didn't do.
I'm generally grateful and happy about the course my life has taken--and that includes both my successes and failures. The quote from Buddha on my fridge that I read every morning as I make coffee says it all: The secret to happiness for both mind and body is not to mourn the past, worry about about the future or anticipate troubles but to live in the present wisely and earnestly." That said, I think the lessons learned from our past can inspire us to bring change into our present and future, so there is some benefit to looking back and I believe that you can do so without beating yourself up.