Reflection - when you look back you need to do so only to take experience from the lesson you have just learned. Looking back should stop there, if you don’t learn from your past mistakes you are sure to repeat them, so look back, but do not dwell. You can’t live your life to it’s full potential, you cannot fulfill all that you were designed to do by doing things the way you have done them in the past.
We need our past. Our past is what shapes our perceptions of the future.
Our past is not where we are to be living. Our past isn’t what our future is going to be or where our journey ends.
Be grateful for the experiences of the past even if they caused you pain, because through it you gathered tools, wisdom and lessons to use in the future. Keep your eyes on the future, the learn from the past and then let it go.
Reflection – You can’t hold on to past mistakes, what if’s, why didn’t I’s, you need to take those experiences and let them be the starting point for doing things a different way.
Remember your background and circumstances may have influenced who you are but in the end you are responsible for who you become.
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August 18, 2008 at 10:49 am
marko
Here is a quote with an interesting twist that deals with our current financial situations.
I like how Knight Kiplinger, the editor-in-chief of Kipinger.com, puts it: “Your own financial security depends far more than you may think on the financial, physical and spiritual health of others in your community, our nation, our world. When you share your good fortune by donating your money, time and talent to charity, you help create a stronger economy and a healthier, safer world.”