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Learn from The Past – Don’t Dwell On It


Hi there my beautiful lovelies! Hope you guys are doing well and staying safe. Yesterday, I spoke to you about living in the moment and acknowledging the past. Today, I want to talk to you about acknowledging and learning from the past. Learn from The Past – Don’t Dwell On It.

The Importance of the Past

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Why is it important for us to learn from the past? According to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of History, “Because history gives us the tools to analyze and explain problems in the past, it positions us to see patterns that might otherwise be invisible in the present – thus providing a crucial perspective for understanding (and solving!) current and future problems.” Our past gives us the guide to live our present. It will be foolish of us not to seek guidance from our past and repeat the same mistakes again and again. As University of Wisconsin puts it nicely, “studying the diversity of human experience helps us appreciate cultures, ideas, and traditions that are not our own – and to recognize them as meaningful products of specific times and places. History helps us realize how different our lived experience is from that of our ancestors, yet how similar we are in our goals and values.”

Not to Dwell in the Past

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However, it’s not healthy to dwell so much in the past. Our past should be there to guide us, not take over our present. It is not healthy to think so much about the past. It can stir up unpleasant memories and can enhance negative feelings knowing that there is nothing you can do to change the past. Letting go of the past can help you have a happy future. We should acknowledge our past, learn from it and then learn to move on. As one part of dealing with anxiety, I have learned to look at my past, learn from the good and the bad, and then move on. I will not change anything from the past, not even the negatives and regrets, as they are all part of who I am today. I acknowledge their existence and try to live in the moment with repeating the same mistakes. I am who I am today because of my past. Hence, I acknowledge my past, the good, bad, and the ugly, and tell myself it is just the past not my present and move on.

My dear lovelies! How do you deal with your past? Please let me know about your experience with comment below.

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History In Making: 2020 Election


Historic Election:

Hi there my beautiful lovelies! I hope you guys are doing well and staying safe. Today, we are likely waiting to witness history in making during the 2020 Election.

Election 2020:

The election 2020 has been a historic one by itself, due to its occurrence during a pandemic that has killed over 231,000 people in the US and infected millions. Having a major election during a deadly pandemic is historic in nature because the safety of the citizens is in concern.

Nevertheless, this election created another history, with the sheer number of votes. The record number of votes makes this election especially historic. No matter the outcome, we all should be grateful and happy for the record number of participants showing our democratic process in action.

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People wait in a long line on October 13, 2020, to vote at an early voting location at the Renaissance Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman/TNS)

In addition, the hundreds and thousands of volunteers who are working days and nights to count all the votes is remarkable by itself. This is what true democracy is all about. It’s where the citizens stand in lines for hours and send their votes in mail-in record number and all the volunteers working day and night to count every single legal vote.

The biggest history during this election is that if the current trends continue, we are on the verge of having the oldest president during the election, and the first female vice president, or the first African American vice president, and the first Asian American vice president. Every girl who is currently watching TV will be saying “Maybe I can be a vice president too”. In the era of me too movement, and the gender equality fight, it is empowering to see the first vice president, the first vice president of color.

My dear beautiful lovelies! No matter, which side you are on, or who you support, thank you for going out in record numbers and stand in lines for hours to vote. Thank you for sending your mail-in ballot early and on time to cast your ballot. Thank you, for exercising your right to vote and roaring your way to the ballot boxes, and the ballot drop boxes. Thank you.

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