I’m not going there. So quit looking back!

A little bit of inspiration I have had to give myself more than once. Ok, maybe more like 100 times. It’s like the tough, self-love, jolt I tend to need from time to time. A slap to that old “me” ego. It’s like a monkey on my shoulder. And a cute one, with symbols and a cute little marching band outfit on. Even if the past was seriously over-the-top-magnanimousness. To not look back is hard! Things are never the same. Not day to day, not year to year. Do we walk backwards? Do we talk backwards? There’s a reason.

There’s that programming in us that looks back to a mental “snap shot”. And the reminiscing sparks these amazing feelings. Sometimes I remember the most vivid and real moments. Times that made me feel proud, and times that sting. Times that give me incredible comfort, and happiness. But also times I felt let down by myself, times I regretted my actions or was just mad at life. So many things make me smile (and cry) when I think back. Times I had with friends, ridiculous moments of goofiness, so many events, so many memories. Emotions of sentiment, pride, and even anger have been what have helped me construct who I’ve become.

But there’s more. It’s not so much that I can’t envision the future, it’s that at times I’ve felt stuck. At some mid-way point.

It’s my own worst distraction to stay in the sentiment too long. We have new fantastic stories to create. New horizons ahead! The journey to the eminent future is unpredictable. That much I know. An expedition lies ahead that even Map Quest can’t get you to. There’s so much more to do, inspire, and champion within ourselves and others.  Maybe we just need to grab the present “me” by the cojones and roll out the red carpet, one foot at a time.  I know Tons more is on the way. And it has plans in store that we’ve never even conceptualized.

The reality is, our future is going to be full. So Full. I need to start seeing what’s in front, not what’s behind.

This beautiful picture was taken by my mother at a game of Drew’s a couple years back (my only son). It always reminds me of a happy moment. To glance back is ok. But there’s so much more ahead.

thank you for reading~

“I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.” – Abraham Lincoln