I keep thinking about this line from poet Andrea Gibson in their book, “You Better Be Lightning”:
Regret is a time machine to the past
Worry is a time machine to the future
I’m as guilty as any of having my head somewhere else. Sometimes that means thinking about mistakes I’ve made or things I could have done better. Sometimes that means spending too much time thinking about all the stuff I have to do in the weeks and months ahead.
Gibson’s lines are a reminder: Wherever your feet are, keep your head there. There’s work to do right here, right now. That’s where your mind needs to be, too.
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Feels like the only appropriate photo for a post like this is of a DeLorean. That photo comes via Unsplash.