The past is a trail you leave behind, much like the wake of a speedboat. That is, it's a vanishing trail temporarily showing you where you were. The wake of a boat doesn't affect it's course-obviously it can't since it appears behind the boat. So consider this image when you exclaim that your past is the reason you aren't moving forward.

Motivation is when you get hold of an idea and carry it through to its conclusion, inspiration is the reverse. An idea gets hold of you and carries you where you are intended to go.

Goal setting is fine if you want to be the warrior archetype.

Our lives are greatly enriched when we immerse ourselves in literature and spiritual writing, not because we are going to be tested but purely for the sake of enrichment.

Accept the fact that you'll never get it all done, and begin to live more fully in the only moment you have ... Now.

Vow to seek a Calm Inner Response to the Circumstances of your Life

Know that everything will happen at just the right time, at just the right place, with just the right people.