Letting Go and Living in the Moment

Dear Friends,

Phew! I finally found it. I was really troubled today because of the past. Remember yesterday I said the hardest thing was to let go? Well, this was the thing that was troubling me today. But now that I found the trick to living in the present ;) I'll share it, and we all can do so.

We all make mistakes. Sometimes we do really silly things, and then we regret about it. Especially with relationships (and crushes, for our age), and it tends to bother us. Sometimes it can be with our friends, or parents. First thing to note is, You're not Perfect.

Ok, you say. So how about things that others do to you? Yes, I'm talking about forgiving and forgetting here. (wait while I find my email about forgiveness...ah here it is)

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"To forgive is not just to be altruistic. It is the best form of
self-interest. It is also a process that does not exclude hatred
and anger. These emotions are all part of being human. You should
never hate yourself for hating others who do terrible things: the
depth of your love is shown by the extent of your anger.

"However, when I talk of forgiveness I mean the belief that you
can come out the other side a better person. A better person than
the one being consumed by anger and hatred. Remaining in that
state locks you in a state of victimhood, making you almost
dependent on the perpetrator. If you can find it in yourself to
forgive then you are no longer chained to the perpetrator. You
can move on, and you can even help the perpetrator to become a
better person too."
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Its tremendously, tremendously hard to forgive. Sometimes I don't. But even if you don't forgive you must, and MUST LET GO. Very important.

Look, the future and the past DOES NOT EXIST. TIME DOES NOT EXIST. It is the impression that it leaves on the mind. The past? What is it? Its just NOTHING BUT PRESENT MEMORIES. Read that again. And the future, its just INVERTED MEMORIES TO FORM PREDICTIONS OR EXPECTATIONS.

Now, since nothing but the present exists, why aren't you enjoying it?

Hope this helps,
Aaron