For the past won t come back, and refusing to let go will only destroy the present and the future. Paul Newman, who played Garret s salty old seaman father, understood it best. You choose, said Newman in a dramatic confrontation with his son, the past or the future. Pick one and stick with it. If not, why not change your direction now.
Life is simply too short to be lived in the past.
Meaning and joy must always be created in the present and the future. Marie Snider Marie Snider is an award-winning healthcare writer and syndicated columnist.