Found this in my “Drafts” here on PublishOx. 2 years old but still decent. Unfinished also….

They say that those who look only to the past are certain to miss the future, and that those who do not learn from history are destined to repeat it. As hard as it may be, there is a balance resting upon the most thin lines imaginable, and you have to find that balance for yourself. Don’t spend too much time looking in the rear view, but don’t be too stubborn to look back. In every failure there is often a lesson and a blessing to be found if you look close enough. Even your mistakes offer unbelievable opportunities if you thoroughly examine them. Remember this… You can’t learn from your mistakes if you don’t make any. You can’t succeed without first failing somewhere along the way. Here is the truth about the past, and sadly you cannot learn this truth without forever losing the ability to be blind to this information. It is kind of like when you find an almost invisible fracture in a porcelain doll’s features. Had you just glanced at it briefly you could have went decades without noticing it, but now that you’ve discovered the crack it will always be the first thing you see. As if it is screaming at you. So, just remember that I warned you if you’ve somehow read all of this… The truth about the past is that it does not matter if it was good or bad. If you had a good memory it will always seem mediocre when you reflect on it. Just because even the best memories are still just memories, and your brain desires a live experience for stimulation. Most people will use the good memories as a stepping stone, or as a launching pad, and they will bounce off the good memories to propel themselves towards attempting to replicate or exceed that feeling. Likewise, bad memories will never be as bad as they were when you lived it. Somewhat for the same reason, but also because the sands of time do tend to bury the toxic elements of our past. So, good will never be as good because it’s gone, and bad will never be as bad because it is forever sinking deeper into the sand. Once you know this you can extract the wisdom from your past experiences and use this knowledge to fuel the future.