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How can I deal with today rather than yesterday?

Become More Present-Moment-Oriented

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff article by Richard Carlson, Ph.D.: “So often our minds are racing forward to ‘what's next.' We get caught in our worries and our plans. We spend less time ''living' than we do anticipating. Or, on the flip side, we spend a great deal of energy regretting the past. We review mistakes, feel badly, hold on to grudges and mentally review days gone by. Being more present-moment-oriented means making today the most important day of your life. It's the recognition that yesterday is over, tomorrow is a dream but today is a ‘present.' This doesn't suggest that yesterday wasn't important or that tomorrow isn't critical, only that today is the day we have some control over. It means that we have the capacity to make today the best day it can be.

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