Looking Back

I’ve come across people who are forever looking back, back at a past relationship, back at their high school or college years, back at when their children were babies. There’s nothing wrong with having fond memories or a few moments nostalgia but spending too much time looking back steals our sight from right now and what comes after. Maybe some of my past isn’t worth reliving or maybe I’ve actually figured out you can’t go back only forward. Whatever the reason is I don’t have a problem living today and looking forward to tomorrow. If you were to ask me what the very best part of my life has been I’d probably say “I don’t know, I haven’t gotten to the end yet”…well not that I know of anyway. I don’t necessarily like the way I look since age has begun to leave its mark but to be honest I don’t know that I’ve ever been too thrilled about my physical appearance. It’s probably  just a woman thing but looks aside I think I enjoy every day for whatever it has to offer.  Even when it doesn’t seem that there is a whole lot to be “enjoyed” there are always the small things, unexpected things and some downright joyous things. Are you so busy looking back, you’ve forgotten to look around? Time is short don’t waste it looking back. Look around, enjoy the scenery and look up and say “thank you God for another day”.