Rear view mirrors can be helpful in moving toward our destination. If we use them properly to look at all angles and check all sides, they are helpful guides. But if we stare too long in one direction, without looking at all angles, we can get ourselves into a predicament.
The rear view mirrors of life are the same way. Sometimes we have to look back in order to move forward. When looking back it’s important to remember the good and bad, without staring too long at either.
There are bright spots that deserve remembering, there are dark spots we would rather forget. They all have combined to bring us to the place we are today. They all have lessons in them.
When we stare too long at the good we can get caught up longing for the “good ole days” and miss the blessings in front of us. When we stare too long at the bad we can fall into a negative state of mind, get caught up in “what ifs” and “could have been” which drain our energy and cause us to miss the blessings in front of us.
But, when we look objectively at all angles, we are able to give thanks for the good times, and gratitude for the bad. Each experience can be used to guide us forward today toward the blessings in front of us.
E.A. Fussell
07.12.2023
E. A. Fussell 