Where
Have You Been?Where
Have You Been?
Zig Ziglar says that ‘you are where you are in your life today due to the decisions you have made in the past’. So while you were getting to where you are today - where have you been?
If you are like most of us,
you have been experiencing failure, heartache, and disappointments along this
route, this journey we call life.
Could all this pain have been prevented? Probably
not. Would
you have discovered anything about yourself if you had been able to avoid any of
the pain? Probably
not. Would you be better off today if you could have avoided all
that pain? Probably not.
| Life is a succession
of lessons, which must be lived to be understood. - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Some of these experiences have been very painful, and may have caused you to remember the experience negatively and thus not fully appreciate what you were taught by that experience. Instead of remembering the pain, be thankful for the lesson. Learn to appreciate the life experiences that have brought you to where you are today.
| [about the
past] ...the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it. Rafikki to Simba in Disney's The Lion King |
Maybe
you are still hurting from some of those experiences. Take some time to
look back on past experiences. How did you get through them? Who did
you talk to? Make a list of the positive things you have learned as result
of those past experiences. Those lessons can help you get through your
current 'pain'.
The important thing is that
you learn new things about yourself, make adjustments along the way. If
you do, the journey to who you are today will not be in
vain.
And, your journey is not
over. There are more lessons waiting to be learned. Will they ever
end?
Probably not.
- Joe Freeman
|
It is good to
have an end to journey toward; |