A year ago, I read Mother Angelica's Little Book of Life Lessons and Everyday Spirituality. "Wow" was my reaction because I learned so much from the book. What I most remember was her advice on living in the Present Moment.
Some people can't shake off the past, especially those unpleasant memories. There are also some who feel that their past was a lot happier time. In either case, they are unhappy now and their thinking becomes "disordered" or "disoriented" ~ I am using Mother Angelica's words. As for the future, no one really knows how it may turn out. Those who worry project the worst possible outcome for it and those who dream live in an unreal world. Again, the thinking gets disordered or disoriented.
Some people can't shake off the past, especially those unpleasant memories. There are also some who feel that their past was a lot happier time. In either case, they are unhappy now and their thinking becomes "disordered" or "disoriented" ~ I am using Mother Angelica's words. As for the future, no one really knows how it may turn out. Those who worry project the worst possible outcome for it and those who dream live in an unreal world. Again, the thinking gets disordered or disoriented.
The past is gone forever. (If there were lessons to be learned, remember them and let the rest go.) The future is unknown and not here yet. The one with true faith lives happily in the present moment, freed from the past and entrusting the future to God. By so living, he retains clear thinking at all times.
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