#38 Regret, worry, forget

ByLukas
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We regret the past, worry about the future, and forget about the now.

What if I:

  • learn from and let go of the past
  • create an empowering vision of the future, informed by your imagination AND lessons of the past
  • act in the now, confident that every action you take brings you closer towards that vision

To let go of the past:

  • Write Morning Pages – Stream of Consciousness journaling
  • Did I give it my all? Whether my actions were aligned or misguided, did I go for it 100%?
  • Did I allow myself to learn something and see the silver lining?

To create a future with fewer worries:

To be in the moment:

  • Write Morning Pages – Stream of Consciousness journaling
  • Breathe
  • Walk in nature
  • Create something
  • Talk… and listen

The constant: write Morning Pages.

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    #92 The true purpose of memory

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    Memory isn’t an objective account of the past – and that’s not its purpose either.

    Memory stores the lessons we extract from life experience. And to do so, it modifies, adds, subtracts, highlights, and hides.

    Hot soup burns my tongue – next time, I’ll remember the pain, but not if it was tomato soup or chicken soup. And I’ll remember to wait a couple of minutes before having the first spoon.

    Experience lived. Irrelevant info deleted. Lesson learned. Memory created.

    My country gets invaded – and that causes so much pain, I won’t just deliver an objective account of what happened: I’ll make sure to tell everyone who the evil guys are too.

    Experience lived. Story modified. Lesson learned. Memory created.

    I eat the most delicious dessert at a Mexico City restaurant – that’s the memory I’m going to tell my friends about, not which glass of dessert wine I had with it.

    Experience lived. Dessert highlighted. Lesson learned. Memory created.

    You’re going to make memories anyway. Which lessons do you want to learn?

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    #303 Why you do what you do

    ByLukas

    I don’t know yet what I want to say today, and I write anyway.

    I write anyway because it’s the only way to figure out what I want to say.

    I do yoga because it’s the only way to understand why yoga is important.

    I run because it’s the only way to figure out why running is worth it.

    I spend time with family because it’s the only way to understand why love is important.

    There’s no need to wait for reasons of motivation.

    You do what you do to figure out why you’re doing it.

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    #44 Choices

    ByLukas

    I can write today, resent myself for not writing… or stop caring at all about writing.

    I can publish a blog post today, resent myself for not posting, or stop caring at all about blog posts.

    Taking action on something I care about is a valid choice.

    Stopping to care about taking a certain action is an equally valid choice.

    Resenting myself for not taking an action I care about… that’s a choice for self-torture.

    Put your actions where your mouth is.

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