There is only this moment now.  You cling to the past like a terrier with a bone.  What good does that do for you?  It does you good only if you use it for insights and awareness, not if you use it to remain limited, a victim, a prisoner of your story.  Let all of that go.  Here you are.  This moment is a blank canvas, dear friend, fellow creator.  What if you had no past?  What if you woke up this moment with the canvas before you?  With nothing to reference, what would you create?  Why, the soul would spill beautiful colors onto that canvas and mix them around like a child playing with finger paints.  Can you feel the joy of potential?  If not, you are clinging to the past.  You are so very loved.  Feel this, truly feel it, and paint on ….