The Way Forward
When you’re driving, you can’t properly drive forward when you’re always looking at the rear-view mirror. This is one driving lesson that could be applied to life as well. Holding on to the anger and bitterness of the past is a limiting factor that would shackle you in your trip forward. They say, we spend so long looking at doors that are closed that we don’t even notice doors that have been opened for us. So we tend to miss out on opportunities just because we are hanging on to things that are better left forgotten.
And sometimes moving forward is not easy, not because of the baggage we carry with us, but because the road ahead is stormy. And maybe this quote by will help you cope, “Once in a while, amidst all your bad days, you’ll have a good day. A great day even. Make sure you remember those days. Keep them safely in your pockets, maybe even a jar on your desk because you need to know that there are and will be better days. You need to remember how on those days you felt warm inside, like you’ve just drunk a hot cup of tea; like a small fire was ignited inside of you. Hold on to that warmth. And never let it go.”
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February 23, 2013 at 4:15 pm
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February 24, 2013 at 5:55 am
Looks like if i reply by email it will be posted as a comment? i like ur metaphor there. I do need to remember it every while because we r humans n we do that even if its once every while
February 24, 2013 at 6:17 am
Yes, it’s a comment here. Yes,we are human. You can print it out and put it somewhere to remind yourself from time to time. I have a white board that’s sole function is to carry such reminders…
March 7, 2013 at 1:54 pm
And these might just be the words i needed to drive on with my life…
March 9, 2013 at 9:21 pm
Love it! Soooooo true! The fire needs to be ignited!