Quit Pissing on the Present

We all have made mistakes in our past and have hopes for our future and neither of these have any material impact on our present.

"Don't be the person who has one foot in the past, one foot in the future, and pissing on the present."

We all have made mistakes in our past and have hopes for our future and neither of these have any material impact on our present.

You should certainly learn from your past and your future hopes point you in a direction, but your feet must walk in the present. When your feet are anchored in the past and the future, you can't move very well. When your feet are so wide you can't move, you'll find yourself pissing on the present.

Try it now. Spread your feet wide. Spread them wider if you find yourself reaching far in the past or the future. Now, try to walk forward. If your feet are too wide, you'll feel how stuck you are. You can only move forward when your feet are under you.

Quit dwelling on what you cannot control, namely the past or the future.

(These words were from my sports psychologist in college, Dr. Neyer. I'm thankful for her for coaching me through a rough season of my life. Thanks for helping me stay present.)