do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland. ~ Isaiah 43:18–19
Many of us take an occasional stroll through the memories of our past reliving precious moments, recalling episodes long gone, and people whose faces have faded into our stream of thought reminding us that despite difficult moments how privileged our life's journey has been, and will continue to be, creating more memorable moments that we can treasure at some future date, encouraging us to continue constructing new memories by celebrating the journey that has presented us with the contentment that we embrace when reliving happy moments deeply embedded in our memory banks.
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
~ Charles Dickens
A few of us use our imagination to journey into our past that we may better appreciate how we managed to survive, and prosper meeting our parents, and siblings with an awareness that our school days, and local town square remain a visible reminder in our mind's eye that nothing of value is lost when evaluating all that comes to mind when strolling down memory lane.
Wise sages over the centuries tell us that there is no future, living in the past that we can visit momentarily to reaffirm all the choices that brought us to where we are today, returning to the eternal now to continue building better days out of the choices that we make.
“For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity.” ~C.S. Lewis
Nostalgia is sound therapy for those of us content that we cannot change the past, rather we can learn from all the lessons that life continues to teach us, grateful that our memories present us with joyous memories of times well spent in the company of people whose presence in our life resonates through our memories of times past.
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ~Søren Kierkegaard
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