Past And Present

Sometimes you have to leave it all behind. Let it go. When you dwell on something, it can actually change the way you think and react to your surroundings. The things we hold onto are decisions we made that we wish we could make again, significant mistakes in our lives as well. I once had $835.77 after selling the 7th Harry Potter book signed by J.K. Rowling. First thing I did was buy a new iPod. Then the money slowly dissapeared as I bought snacks and drinks after school and overspent when I met with friends. A year removed from recieving that money, it was completely gone. I was so dissapointed with my reckless spending, I kicked myself over it. When you mix that with an upcoming holiday (Christmas) where lots of spending was necessary, and 5 projects at once, it adds up to a lot of unnecessary stress. My head was moving faster than seconds pass on a clock. There is a certain point in one's life where they realize they've just gotta let it go. This occured when working on my English project. I was overwhelmed with all the crap in front of me, and it finally came to me that there actually was an underlying cause to all of my stress. I remembered that the lack of money was freaking me out about doing my Christmas shopping. I talked to my mom about it, and boy am I glad I did. By asking her, I solved my own problems. I got her to fund my dad's present and my sis's, and my dad funded my mom's. So my point is that there's no point holding onto the past. Live in the present, you can't change the past. (boy I just cliched it up just there)