The past often colours our present…

If we want to live our life more fully, we need to deal with our past and just let that go, so that we can take full advantage of the present. Otherwise, we allow the past to color all of the present situations and experiences, our relationships, job situations, and our perception of the world. When we do not see things with any kind of freshness, everything can be colored by how we have seen and experienced things in the past over many years. We continue to see these things in the same manner. This is part of the burden that we carry. We must get that burden off our backs. 

~ Traleg Kyabgon ‘How To Do Life’