“Never mind the musty past.” (Chapter 1, Big Book)
I can dwell on the past, and give myself a hard time.
Anything I did in the past has three possible assessments:
- It was good and right, in which case ‘Ten points to Slytherin’. [I’m in Slytherin]
- It was wrong but excusable, in which case I’m excused.
- It was wrong but inexcusable, in which case I can be forgiven if I confess and make amends.
There is therefore nothing to worry about.