The more identity is attached to what is familiar, the harder it is to experience today and tomorrow without being under the influence of the past.  By simply observing thoughts, feelings, and actions, you can begin to appreciate how the large majority  are arising in relation to past,  not present, experience.  Who are you, if not the storyline that orients you to your world.  What would it be like to step beyond it?  What becomes possible?

The human mind creates our life "experiences" by linking processes of thought, feeling, and action in different parts of the brain.  Mindfulness practices and self-reflection can help us recognize how we create and maintain the illusions of personal "realities" or story lines, and open avenues of transformation.  

Judging, calculating, mechanistic mind works well when performing tasks.
Playful, intuitive, dreaming mind is needed when we step into the unfamiliar.
Value the advantages of each, and learn to shift operating systems as needed.