We have all heard the old axiom, “Don’t live in the Past.” There is a whole motivational movement about “Living in the Now.” It is important to acknowledge that if we live in the past, we are not able to fully engage the present. Just as you can’t have a positive and a negative thought simultaneously, you can’t entertain the past and the present at the same time.

It also must be acknowledged that if you haven’t properly processed the past, your present can become very askew. It is then that we risk obsessing about a future that in most cases never comes.

Just as Spring follows Winter, it is in March that we begin to contemplate our future. Many base this reflection on negative experiences in the past, which are also bearing a heavy weight on the present. Might I suggest a method of thinking that I believe will change things for the better?

Look, as best you can, to your past. Treat every memory as a Life Lesson: What is God (The Universe) teaching me with this experience? This will require rigorous honesty on your part. Try to mentally connect the reflections on the past with how you react and feel about the present. Deeply strive to understand where you have obviously lived in the past and identify what impact that has had on the present. Lastly, plan the future as you would wish it to be, releasing all the memories that no longer serve you. Plan it like you are writing a great novel, where you are the main character.

Most people have a very difficult time taking responsibility for the Life that they have created. I believe that it is done unto you as you believe! With all the changes and challenges that we have faced in the Past and will continue to face in the Future…I encourage us to reframe the Past in such a way as to create a more positive Future.

Let the bright promise of Spring inspire you to create more meaning and joy. You deserve it! 

Happy Spring—Happy Life,
Rev. Ron