Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How to Unlock Your Full Potential for Success and Achievement

TWO TIME PERIODS
There are two time periods in life, the past and the future.
The present is only a brief, fleeting moment. You can choose to
focus your attention on what has happened, which cannot be
changed, or on the future, on what is possible, over which you
have some control.
Many people spend most of their emotional energies being
upset and angry about events that occurred in the past. Unfortu-
nately, this energy is completely wasted. Nothing good can come
of constantly complaining about the past. Even worse, the nega-
tive emotions kept alive by reliving past events rob you of the joy
and excitement that you could experience by thinking about fu-
ture possibilities.