The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

15 Ways To Keep A Relationship Working. 1. Love each other 2. Don't lie 3. Keep communication open 4. Stay sweet 5. When you get hurt just forgive and forget 6. Never talk about break-ups 7. Never say it's okay even when it's not 8. Forget about "pride" 9. If you say sorry mean it 10. Don't compare your past with your present 11. Don't talk about your stupid ex's 12. Give and take process 13. Beware of his/her feelings 14. When you had a fight, don't let the day pass 15. Don't be the perfect one, be the right one.

You can't let your past define your future. Once you get that figured out, you begin to understand the joy of living the present. And the present is full of tiny gifts that we can only see when we stop looking behind and ahead of us. Sometimes these gifts land right at our feet. Sometimes, it's or feet that carry us toward them, running at full-speed until our hearts nearly give out. Either way, never stop noticing them, and never stop wishing.

I love my past, I love my present. I am not ashamed of what I have had, and I am not sad because I no longer have it.