This is a call to let go of nostalgia, regret, and fixation. The past—whether filled with success, failure, trauma, or comfort—is not where your power lies. Memory can teach, but it can also trap. If you dwell too long in what was, you miss the possibilities of what is and what could be.
You don’t live in your old decisions.
You don’t live in their old opinions.
You don’t live in a former version of yourself.
Life moves forward. And whether that feels empowering or terrifying, it's the only direction you're actually capable of affecting.
The past might explain you, but it doesn’t define you.
The present is your only real address—show up for it.