GETTING OVER YOUR PAST

Disney, Toy Story - Buzz Lightyear

We all have a past. And we all have things in our past we are proud of, and things we are not proud of. There are things we wish we could get a do-over on. And the truth is we do kinda get a do-over in a way with each new day. With each new day we get the chance to do the things we wished we’d done, say the things we wished we had said, and to behave in a way that makes us proud and our heart happy. Everyday is a new day to start over and live a life of no regrets, or at least very few regrets. 

I can hear you say, “But Timmy, I’ve lost so much, I’ve hurt those I love, and I can’t change what I did.” This is true, we can’t jump into a time machine and go back and change or fix what was done! What’s done is done! But, we can live better lives starting today. We can be better to those around us today. We can treat those around us with the respect they deserve today. We can do today what we failed to do yesterday. And hopefully we learn from our past shortcomings and failures, and not repeat them. 

Sometimes it’s hard to let go and move on from the wrongs of the past. They haunt us from time to time, reminding us of what we did, and the hurt we caused, and it sucks, but it’s part of the journey of life.

All we can do is be better today, and the next day, and the day after that… and to quote America’s favorite Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear, “to infinity and beyond!" 

PS Be the kind of person who lives with grace in your heart. Giving grace not only to others for their shortcomings, but to yourself and your shortcomings.