“What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.”—Ralph Marston
I have come to a place where I understand that everyone and every interaction/event in our lives has brought us to where we are now. Some (perhaps, many) of these are events that I regret. The temptation might be to want a “do-over”, but I would not change any of these for what might have occurred to myself and others had these events happened.
I want to look back in life with gratitude and move forward. There are no “glory days”. There are no regrets or “what ifs?”. There is only today.
Tomorrow will be what it will be based upon today’s decisions. Carpe momento.
This attitude permits one to learn lessons from the past, enjoy the past for what it was, and live today. There is no time to look back and dwell on the past. Memories are wonderful (and may be painful), but they can’t be changed. Yesterday was what it was. We are where we are because of past decisions (our own and those of others) that we can’t change. So, why stress over what cannot be un-done? Focus on what is yet to be done. We must focus on the decisions we have to make this moment and only these decisions.
I am truly thankful for everyone who has touched my life. Perhaps, at the time, it might not have been a pleasant experience, but, today, I am who and what I am because of these people. I celebrate the past, but live in the now. This gives me a different perspective on the present. What happens now and in the moments, minutes, hours, and days to come may be out of our control, but how we act/react is wholly within our control. Carpe momento!
Today is an opportunity to appreciate where we are in life and the people who are journeying with us. Today is an opportunity to affect lives and motivate others. Be your best today; be better tomorrow!
“Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.”—Og Mandino