I had a conversation with a friend earlier today that seemed like friendly chit chat at the time, but after talking to her I seemed to be in a better mood. I think the reason for this is we were talking about goals and the future in general. That got me thinking. The best way I can explain it in with an analog.
I'm siting here in my house right now, and it has a history. It was built in 1979, back in the days of Cheap Trick and gasoline shortages. A bulldozer came in and leveled off the land and a foundation was poured on solid ground. The house was built and remodeled a few times over the past 17 years. I bought it in 1992. I myself built a sun blind over the back deck and remodeled the kitchen. Wind, rain and snow have beat on the exterior and kids, adults, and pets have wore on the inside. All these things have shaped my home and made it what it is today. It stands shaped by these events, yet the bulldozer, the weather, and even some of the pets and people are gone.
My point is this. It really doesn't mater where that bulldozer is today, or where the storms dissipated, or what's become of the former residents. My life has been shaped in the same way by similar things. I might be the product of those things, but I should not be the slave of them. It doesn't mater to my house on bit where that bulldozer is today and I shouldn't dwell on the past either. The future is what's important. The future needs to be planned for just as surely as the past should be let go.
There is one difference - Unlike my house, my feet have not always been on solid ground, but I have the advantage of being able to move, based on my decisions and view of my future.
