Shock Value: Entry 224 "The Rear View Mirror"

I thought that it would behoove of me to do what I know my calling is: continue to inspire people around me. In that vein, I am going to talk to you today about what I called, "The Rear View Mirror." Many times in this life people, find it difficult to move forward. There are a number of things that you may need to accomplish in this life, but because of things you have experienced in the past, you find it very difficult to move on. While I understand that you can't forget the things in the past, you can't continue looking in "The Rear View Mirror."

It's okay to acknowledge what has happened to you in the past. It's fine to keep it in mind while making future decisions, but if your focus is only in "The Rear View Mirror" you are going to miss what is going on right in front of you. "The Rear View Mirror" in a car is just to see what is behind you, especially when you are backing up. But in life, since there is no "Rear View Mirror" there is no need to spend countless hours staring in it. You need to focus your energies on making sure your present doesn't resemble your past. Especially, if your past has caused you great pain, hurt, or dissatisfaction. "The Rear View Mirror" may not be a tool of inspiration, but a tool of discouragement, if you only focus on those things behind you.

Take a quick glance in "The Rear View Mirror," see what you need to and move on. The windshield in front of you is much larger and you can see so much clearer by keeping your eyes and your mind on the future and the road ahead and not those times you couldn't change if you wanted too. Whatever you do, don't waste any more time concentrating on "The Rear View Mirror" things. You are more than your past, and as I always say, "what you do today, impacts your tomorrow, not what you did yesterday."

~Adjusting His Mirror