http://www.on-a-limb.com/2008/09/the-past/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:49:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.on-a-limb.com/2008/09/the-past/#comment-6289 SmalltownRN Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:13:15 +0000 http://www.on-a-limb.com/?p=1860#comment-6289 Well I feel my past has made me who I am today.....so yes the past means a lot to me...for the good and for the bad....but I try not to dwell on the past...as that is what it is...the past....I acknowledge it and then do what I can with it...and move on....it's a little more detailed than that but thats the condenced version. Well I feel my past has made me who I am today…..so yes the past means a lot to me…for the good and for the bad….but I try not to dwell on the past…as that is what it is…the past….I acknowledge it and then do what I can with it…and move on….it’s a little more detailed than that but thats the condenced version.

]]> http://www.on-a-limb.com/2008/09/the-past/#comment-6288 ECD Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:22:26 +0000 http://www.on-a-limb.com/?p=1860#comment-6288 Learning about the past, helps us to feel a continuity with all the people and events that have gone before, helps us to feel that our existence is a great continent for our exploration, not merely the tiny island of our present. Learning about the past, helps us to feel a continuity with all the people and events that have gone before, helps us to feel that our existence is a great continent for our exploration, not merely the tiny island of our present.

]]> http://www.on-a-limb.com/2008/09/the-past/#comment-6287 Brenda ND Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:46:24 +0000 http://www.on-a-limb.com/?p=1860#comment-6287 I think the past is fascinating. I like to find out how things were. I think the past is fascinating. I like to find out how things were.

]]> http://www.on-a-limb.com/2008/09/the-past/#comment-6286 she Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:44:15 +0000 http://www.on-a-limb.com/?p=1860#comment-6286 sometimes, i think we need others (such as counselors) to help us process the past so that we are able to live in the present. sometimes, i think we need others (such as counselors) to help us process the past so that we are able to live in the present.

]]> http://www.on-a-limb.com/2008/09/the-past/#comment-6285 PrincessQ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:42:38 +0000 http://www.on-a-limb.com/?p=1860#comment-6285 The past is important because everything we did and didn't learn has impacted who we are TODAY. What's important is to be able to let go off the past and not hold onto the pain/joy of the memories and get lost enough to forget to live today. The past is important because everything we did and didn’t learn has impacted who we are TODAY. What’s important is to be able to let go off the past and not hold onto the pain/joy of the memories and get lost enough to forget to live today.

]]> http://www.on-a-limb.com/2008/09/the-past/#comment-6284 Los Angelista Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:30:42 +0000 http://www.on-a-limb.com/?p=1860#comment-6284 I think the past matters in as much as you have to use it to inform your present. When my pants feel tight, I have to ask myself if I've been eating healthy and exercising right or have I been downing the cheesecake bites from Trader Joe's. And then I have to be accountable and honest and then move on from there. There's no point in repeating the past but also no point in endlessly rehashing it. I think the past matters in as much as you have to use it to inform your present. When my pants feel tight, I have to ask myself if I’ve been eating healthy and exercising right or have I been downing the cheesecake bites from Trader Joe’s. And then I have to be accountable and honest and then move on from there. There’s no point in repeating the past but also no point in endlessly rehashing it.

]]> http://www.on-a-limb.com/2008/09/the-past/#comment-6283 Fear and Parenting in Las Vegas Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:26:14 +0000 http://www.on-a-limb.com/?p=1860#comment-6283 The past is important inasmuch as it affects your future. Hold on to the things that create your identity and your strongest memories. The practical side of me says that if I pick something up and can't remember the story behind it or the function of it, than I probably shouldn't have it. The past is important inasmuch as it affects your future. Hold on to the things that create your identity and your strongest memories. The practical side of me says that if I pick something up and can’t remember the story behind it or the function of it, than I probably shouldn’t have it.

]]> http://www.on-a-limb.com/2008/09/the-past/#comment-6282 colleen Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:39:12 +0000 http://www.on-a-limb.com/?p=1860#comment-6282 I think some are signed up by their nature to care about the past. In a community there have always been archivists. I am one who likes to keep track ...and follow tracks of the past too. I think some are signed up by their nature to care about the past. In a community there have always been archivists. I am one who likes to keep track …and follow tracks of the past too.

]]> http://www.on-a-limb.com/2008/09/the-past/#comment-6281 rileyberry Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:48:23 +0000 http://www.on-a-limb.com/?p=1860#comment-6281 Well said, Tommie. I couldn't agree more. Well said, Tommie. I couldn’t agree more.

]]> http://www.on-a-limb.com/2008/09/the-past/#comment-6280 claudia Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:42:54 +0000 http://www.on-a-limb.com/?p=1860#comment-6280 I like what people are saying-that we learned from things that happened in the past, but it's probably not a good idea to hang on to everything. Take what was useful and apply it to now, let the rest go. I like what people are saying-that we learned from things that happened in the past, but it’s probably not a good idea to hang on to everything. Take what was useful and apply it to now, let the rest go.

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