Learn from your past, don't live there...

The best way to focus is to stop looking at what's behind you.
“Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things… and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” –Walt Disney
These quote reminds me of Philippians 3:13-15 But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Living with one foot firmly planted in the past is like driving while watching the rear view mirror. When you watch whats going on behind you, rather than focusing on what's in front of you, there is a greater risk of an accident. It's like that with our lives. If we live in the past, we shift our focus to what has happened and not on what is in front of us, we miss opportunities.
Paul admonished us to forget the past and look to the future... We sometimes get so bogged down with the pain of a bad memory, that we forget what's in front of us and miss an amazing opportunity. Instead of dwelling on the past, the mistakes and the pain... we can learn from the mistakes we make and keep moving forward.