Forget About Yesterday...

Yesterday has no bearing on what tomorrow has to bring
And if tomorrow never comes then today is everything
Yesterday is done and tomorrow is today
Live your now to the fullest and… Forget About Yesterday
Today is now so live it and bask in all its glory
Don’t let yesterdays struggle become tomorrows story
If you want to change your life then you have to start today
Because tomorrow never comes and… Forget About Yesterday

There you have it people. That is my Mantra. I wake up every morning at 5:30am and say it to myself about three times before I even get out of bed. Then once I get out of bed I say it to myself as I brush my teeth, wash my face, iron my clothes, and get dressed. I say it one last time before I open the door to leave my house. Once I walk out the door I know that whatever happened to me yesterday will have no effect on the outcome of today. It is a new start. The reset button has been pressed and I’m about to start a new level in the game. Take it to the next level! That is what today is. Today is your opportunity to take your life to the next level.

Now when I say forget about yesterday, I don’t mean leave it all behind! Not at all. What I mean is don’t focus on the things that you have no control over. If you made a good connection with someone yesterday, build on it today. If you started a project yesterday, build on it today. Don't dwell on the let downs and mistakes of yesterday. You should have dealt with the let's downs and mistakes yesterday. You should have learned from them and made your adjustments yesterday so that today you know how to make it right.

“Yesterday is history and tomorrow is a mystery.” A friend of mine posted that as a comment on facebook to one of my posts. And she is right. Yesterday is in the books, meaning its done and you can write it up. Now tomorrow on the other hand... Well who knows what tomorrow has to bring? Who knows if you will make to see tomorrow? Here's my real question. Is there really a tomorrow? What if you never went to sleep? Wouldn't it be just one long continuous day? I look at sleep as a break in one long continuous day. I hear people say I will start working out tomorrow or I will start that book tomorrow or I will start looking for that new job tomorrow. Or in my case I will get my license tomorrow. Then their tomorrow comes and its the same thing all over again, I will do it tomorrow, and nothing get done.

Someone once said "I love you more today than I did yesterday and will love you more tomorrow than I do today.” I really like that quote but I think it could have ended after the first part. I love you more today than I did yesterday because to me, there is no tomorrow. There is only today. You can only live life today because it is happening right now. Breathing today, connections today, being present at all times today, kissing your kids today, telling your wife/husband you love them today. How can you possibly live your tomorrow today? It doesn't work that way.

Live For Today. That is a saying I see written in graffiti everyday as I ride the P.A.T.H. train to the city and when I come home. It reminds me that today is all I have. If for some reason today is my last day I need to make it my best day. Don't take today for granted people.

Live for today and… Forget About Yesterday...