It's never too late to start living...

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Let's go back to that elderly lady, who spent most of her life on the pursuit of something which she deep inside knew wasn't in harmony with herself. It also was harmful to things she considered much more important. Yes, that lady can't turn back time. However, let us ponder what does she benefit from worrying about herself? As You've probably guessed, it doesn't do her any good. Why? Because when she dwells on the past, which she cannot change, she loses all that she could get. She loses that because she spends her time on worrying. As You know, worrying won't let her be happy. All worrying can bring are new illnesses which will keep this negative spiral turning. The only solution is to come to terms with our decisions which we cannot change and accept their consequences. Being aware of the fact that life keeps moving on and gives us time in which we can make decisions which will impact our current and future life will help You with that. Just because until now we haven't been happy doesn't mean that we cannot be happy now and in the future! You just have to remember not to waste Your time on something You cannot change. Therefore, don't dwell on the past, because then You can miss good moments and things in Your life. If that old lady keeps on thinking and worrying about the past, the rest of her life will be one big torment. But if she accepts the past, everything will change. She may be able to spend the rest of her life in happiness, completely different from the manner she'd spent most of her life. How can she do that? She can do that using the method discussed before – by an honest internal dialogue with herself and setting goals – true goals, which will bring her happiness while reaching them. That's when she'll start living. The fact that she doesn't have a husband she's always wanted doesn't mean she can't find one. If she breaks with the past and stops worrying, she will open up to others. That way she can meet new people and, as a result, she will find her "significant other." Also, it may turn out that her new husband, who, for example, is a widower, has children and grandchildren. That way the elderly lady may have something she used to constantly worry about. She will have a family she's always wanted. However, she wouldn't reach it if she didn't break with the past and stopped worrying.

So now think whether You waste Your time and energy on things You cannot change? Wouldn't it be good to be through with it? Remember that You're still alive and You can use all of the present and the future – don't waste it because of Your decisio...

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So now think whether You waste Your time and energy on things You cannot change? Wouldn't it be good to be through with it? Remember that You're still alive and You can use all of the present and the future – don't waste it because of Your decisions from the past which You cannot take back now. Treat it as a gained experience, not as the biggest failure of Your life which negatively impacts Your present and future life...

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