Mindfulness means to establish yourself in the
present moment, but that doesn't mean we
can't look into and learn from the past or plan
for the future. When we bring past events to the
present moment and make them the object of
our mindfulness, it teaches us a lot. When we
were part of those events, we could not see
them as clearly as we do now. With the practice
of mindfulness, we have new eyes, and we can
learn many things from the past. If you are really
grounded in the present moment and the future
becomes the object of your mindfulness, you
can look deeply at the future to see what you
can do in the present moment for such a future
to become possible. The best way of taking
care of the future is to take care of the present,
because the future is made of the present. 25