THE PAST DOESN’T EXIST
Facts are less important than you thinkWhat’s important is what happens next. It is far less important what has already happened.
The past doesn’t exist. It’s only in our minds.
So, what does exist? Our imagination, let’s work with that. Will it help if we imagine a better future for ourselves?
For those of you on day one, you are not a nicotine user. You declared “I am quit”, and that is your present. You imagine yourself waking up tomorrow and declaring “I am quit today!” That is your future. It doesn’t exist either, but unlike the past, it will.
When you get that craving for nicotine, your imagination kicks in. Do you imagine your stress level rising to the point that you go crazy if you don’t use nicotine, or do you imagine yourself on the other side of the craving saying “I am still quit!”? That’s the battle that’s waged in the present to shape your future.
You can’t shape the past because it doesn’t exist. Focus your life on shaping your future because it will exist, and you can change the shape of the future by what you do in the present.
This works for everything in life. Fortunately, you are in an intense battle for freedom that will teach you life lessons - if you pay attention.
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