The past in the present

From your knowledge of how uncontrollable your mind could be comes the memory of your past. It is well known that you can't change your past. But, what should you do about past memories creeping up?
Your reliable wisdom reminds you how past memories could help you better your judgement or life for that matter. When you get scared about going back to the unpleasant situation that you have been before, you are reminded that those thoughts are there to push you to do something about them. The past could never come to life again, never. Again, another pleasant reminder crop up. Your little subconscious regenerate the experience of abundance that you had when times were good. By now you know that the past will never be relived in practice, but you realise that there is much potential in you to live another life of abundance. You pick up good memories about this and learn from it.
After you have gone through good and bad thoughts, you got some light shed on your potential as a human being.
Finally, you take a stand and say, 'The past will remain the past. I must make certain that I learn from it to forge a path of choice in the current.'
Based on your values you formulate a path to live through and act on it.
That's the past in the present. Be open minded, flexible and daringly adventurous.