think the term living in the now is a very healthy attitude. we can benefit from our experiences-good or bad-if we apply them to becoming a healthier person now. it's ok to look back to unlearn unhealthy behaviors or very unpleasant experiences. but what works for me after being in therapy-CBT-is change. and appreciation for the present even if we have little material possessions. it's about creating a satisfaction of our now world.
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Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle.
The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours..~Ayn Rand
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