Eddie Pinero

It's worrying about things that haven't happened yet.

The past is essentially depression.

It's worrying about things that already happened.

We can't do anything about the past or the future.

All we have is now.

And if it can be changed,

then act now in bringing about a desired result.

Take that first step.

Create some semblance of momentum, no matter how small.

But to worry about what is behind you or in front of you is actually insanity.

I remember loving the simplicity and pointedness of that message.

Accept it, eliminate it, or adjust yourself to it.

Sometimes it helps when I think about things in metaphors, and I tend to do it often.

This morning I was drinking coconut water, right, of all things, and I was thinking, man, it'd be nice, you know those little pieces of coconut that float around in there?

I was like, it'd be great if they were not in there, right?

So I had this idea, just grab a strainer, pour it through the strainer into the glass.

I'm leaning over the counter, watching the pieces of coconut collect in the strainer, and I'm just thinking, sort of zoning out, like, imagine if those were my problems, just being separated out of my life, just like that, how nice it would be, captured in a little net, and then, you know, discarded, thrown away.

But, you know, it didn't take me long to realize a couple things.

One, such an idea would never happen.

Life will always have some obstacle to place before us.