I’ve had this post from Rachel on my “inspiration” list for a while now. “Say no to a fresh start”.
“No one is safe from the past, so don’t run away from it. Face it, but don’t walk into it and drown.”
This post really hit me when I originally read it and it hit me again today. My whole life I’ve lived by the idea that I wouldn’t change my past even if I could. Every thing I’ve gone through has served to make me the person I am today. Overall, I’m pretty happy with that person. I’m the kind of person who’s willing to consider a different perspective (stand up on the desk, as Mr. Keating taught me in Dead Poet’s Society). I’m the kind of person who’s willing to listen to the ideas others share and consider them instead of just disagreeing because their idea is different. And, when it comes down to it, even my Fibromyalgia has made me a better person in a lot of ways.
It’s funny but even in the moments where something pops into my head that I wish I could undo, it’s things that I chose to do, not Fibromyalgia that I would change, but even those things when I really think about them I wouldn’t change them. I made those decisions for a reason, and while there may be things about the outcome that I wish were different, the truth is that where I’m at now is still better than where I’d be if I’d not made that choice (at least as far as I can tell).
Rachel says it best. We need to accept and face the past, then move on. Don’t let the past take over, focus on today.
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Just after I typed up this post I heard this song on Pandora and I thought it was perfect to add to this post. Each day is a brand new day.
“Brand New Day” – Josh Radin
Some kind of magic
Happens late at night
When the moon smiles down at me
And bathes me in its light
I fell asleep beneath you
In the tall blades of grass
When I woke the world was new
I never had to ask
It’s a brand new day
The sun is shining
It’s a brand new day
For the first time in such a long long time
I know, I’ll be ok
Most kind of stories
Save the best part for last
And most stories have a hero who finds
You make your past your past
Yeah you make your past your past
It’s a brand new day
The sun is shining
It’s a brand new day
For the first time in such a long long time
I know, I’ll be ok
This cycle never ends
You gotta fall in order to mend
It’s a brand new day
It’s a brand new day
For the first time in such a long long time
I know, I’ll be ok
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