October 2

The past is the past. It will always try to come back to life, and it will find its way into the nooks and crannies of your day-to-day life. It will always find a way to replay in the virtual VCR/TiVO/YouTube of your mind. What once was does not have to be again. What you are going to do in the future can and will always be better than what you’ve done. If you allow it. If you can keep the past where it belongs and move toward the future. Some of us live in the past so much that it overwhelms our tomorrow and can narrow our view of what is possible. It’s okay to learn from our mistakes or even to regret the past (contrary to the Big Book, it’s really okay to have regrets “I have had a few, but too few to mention.”). It’s also okay to reminisce or review the past, but let’s not allow it to muddy the waters of today. Let the lesson sink in, but don’t let the lessons sink you.

Reflections

Can I review the past without deep regrets or resentment? Can I let go of the past to enjoy today and tomorrow?

Daily Challenge

Call someone from your past you have not talked to in a while. Just shoot the shit. Don’t bring up anything more.