You can learn from the past, but you cant live in it.

I am a sentimentalist; I savor precious memories, such as my children being born or camping with my dad. It’s sometimes nice to take a walk down memory lane. We can learn much from the things we experience. It helps to shape and mold us into the beings that we are. The problem comes when we try to live in those past experiences, the good or the bad. If we spend our entire time dwelling in the past trying to live, recreate or change those moments, we miss important opportunities in the now that could have a negative impact on our future. The laws of nature always push us forwards, never backwards. It’s good to learn from our past to avoid making the same mistakes over and over, but that’s not the time in which we live. Those moments are gone, and only the memories and feelings of those moments remain.