Leaning on past accomplishments is the way of atrophy and decay. True warriors do not live in the past. They let the past be the curator of the present. In other words, they do not ignore the past. They carry into the present the lessons they learned in the moments they paid attention to in the past. That is very different from relying on past accomplishments, which ignores the present and leaves you without a lesson for today.

The whole point of being here is to be the best you can be, and that requires constant personal, emotional, mental, and spiritual development. Take your lessons from the experiences at hand. Don’t fail to embrace your lessons and learn. You are here for the experience.

You are warriors. Your commitment to the present moment will help you learn the lesson you need to learn. So it has been written.