I am a fan of life-long learning. That requires that my experiences serve as lessons to propel me on my journey, not chains that bind me to the past & bog me down. I take to heart what George Santayana reminds us, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
This past week-end a friend shared the following inspiration from C.S. Lewis, “You can’t go back & change the beginning, but you can start where you are & change the ending.”
Both of these quotes really seem relevant as we go through these challenging times- we need to learn from the past; however, we need to own the m”own”ment, & move on even though we may not be sure of our destination or how we’re going to get there.
Actually, I believe that if we all put into practice the following 3 R’s that stem from the Dalai Lama’s teachings the world could & would be a better place: Respect for self…Respect for others…Responsibility for all our actions- that means no finger pointing or blaming others…In turn, these make me think of the song, “Let there be peace on earth & let it begin with me”…
…moving right along…