Rearview Mirrors

First thing I have to say, I love my DramaDaddy. He always has the best comments for my posts and sometimes they are so sweet that they make me want to cry, especially when he put the lyrics to that Green Day song that I'm sure everyone knows.

He did make a very valid point about driving forward through life and not looking through the rearview mirror the whole time.

We always need to be aware of the present and all the experiences we can have if we notice the people and the places around us. This is sometimes hard to think about if you're always thinking "this is the last time I'll ever do this" or "I'm really going to miss this". What we should be doing is collecting new things from all around us and enjoying the stuff we have yet to experience.

True, it's nice to keep some stuff in the rearview mirror and look back sometimes on what once was. These are the things we save forever and pull out during the really bad times or even the really good ones. These are the places where we find the most comfort and the strength it takes to carry on.

But we have to remember to continue on through the journey. If you keep looking back, you'll eventually crash in the present and there's no going back without the car. If you can keep the present, you can also keep the past. You can keep it right where it should be so that you can always come back to it in the future.

Sure the past shaped who you are, but who you are and what you do NOW shapes who you will become. You don't want to stay the same, there's always room for growth and self-improvement, no matter who you are.