How to make Peace with Yourself

The past is only that, the past. Do you know what you can do with the past? Well, two things. You can learn from it and move on.

You may be thinking "You make it sound easy, but it's not!" I completely agree, man. Letting go is hard, but what is easier to do is to learn from it. If you have thoughts of guilt, then examine those thoughts and note how you felt. Now ask yourself, do those thoughts and feelings matter to this very day in the present moment? If your answer is no, then you may find that you were suffering off of nothing but the thoughts themselves.

Like a wise Dude before us once said about Stoicism, one of many precursors to Dudeism, it's not the event or events themselves that made us feel bad, but rather your thoughts about the event!

Learn, forgive, and forget. Those three words describe how you and I should handle the past. It ain't easy, not even for me, man. Just be happy with your present situation, and stop feeling guilty about the past. On that note, I need to learn to take my own advice! Ha ha! I'm a nut...