The Past Is Practice February 27, 2021
Posted by nrhatch in Happiness, Humor, Life Balance, Mindfulness.trackback
Don’t look back . . . you’re not going that way.
The past is practice.
When looking back doesn’t interest you anymore . . . you’re doing something right.
Aah . . . that’s better!
I’m one to want to keep going forward, so I agree with you. Happy Saturday!
If we’re not mindful, we can get mired in the past . . . tethered to ghosts and memories. Better to march forward into the unknown and find out what’s around the next bend.
Nice post Nancy. I did some looking back recently – to celebrate the great times and to kindly heal some of the tough times. It was good. Now I am moving forward 🙂
Excellent. We have memories for a reason . . . but it’s better for our mental health not to get lost in them for long.
Love that first line!
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Here. Now. What else is there?
Bottoms up!
Even in hard times, left foot, right food, always forward. Can’t go back. It’s never the same.
Yup. Left. Right. Forward March!
We were at a Farmer’s Market today. There was a cat laying on its back, paws in the air, in the middle of one of the aisles. A girl said, “Is it dead?” Nope. Just super CHILL!
You are right! It’s the only way to go. 🙂
I am less interested in “resurrecting” the past than I once was . . . although the occasional trip down “memory lane” can be FUN.
I agree. It’s the looking back with regret that needs avoiding. Looking through old holiday photos or photos of the kids when little are all uplifting. have a good day. 🙂
You too, Sally.
Forward march! That’s the way. (I keep telling that to myself, since I have a tendency to agonize over the past.)
Forward March! 😀
Don’t look back just came up in a conversation this morning re photos we accumulate. Staying present and moving forward, possibly healthier for the psyche. Your first line sets the the “why” for me, Nancy.🙂
Like many people, I have way too many photos. I’m not ready to part ways with them, but paring them down would be a step in the right direction. Happy Weekend!
“When will we get back to normal?” assumes that it’s possible or desirable to go back to the way things were. Let’s go forward and see what’s over the next hill.
I agree, Nicki. I don’t see ever going back to the pre-pandemic status quo. This enforced “pause” has given me a chance to re-evaluate how best to navigate my days moving forward.
For one thing, I will probably never go back to shaking hands. Friends will get hugs. Strangers will get bows. _/!\_
As Mother Teresa said, “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.”
She was both wise AND compassionate.
Spending too much time looking back really drags us from enjoying right where we are! I love the way you illustrated your words with these particular photos. Excellent!
There are places/times in my life that I would love to go back and revisit . . . if only I could find a rewind button. That said, I feel like I’ve always been headed down the right road for me.