Here, Now

      Often in life, we sometimes skim through it, as if you were previewing a book.  We never really see what it has to offer, and we might spend it dwelling on mistakes made in the past.  Or, we spend our life worrying what might happen in our future.  We never see the whole picture in life; just blurs.  We choose to restrict ourselves from viewing the whole board. 

      The phrase, 'Wake up, and smell the roses' really makes sense to me now.  We need to stop for a moment, and look at our surroundings.  We can never truly live life if we don't see it-truly see it.  

       

       Don't let yourself dwell on things that happened decades ago.  Don't let yourself be punished for living in the past.  Embrace it, and let it make you who you are.  Our mistakes outline who we become in life.  Live in the now.  Learn from the past mistakes to enjoy the new life you want to live.

      

      Our future's are very important to an individual.  Time and effort is put into our future's.  But I don't think that worrying about our future, would contribute to the effort.  The future is uncertain.  I think we all know this.  If we don't know what will happen in the later years of life, why stress about it?     

       The life we may seem to live, the lives we want to live, are filled with beautiful things.  If we take the time to see the whole picture of life, and what it has to offer, I think it will benefit in the long run.

       The past, no matter how terrible, should be forgotten.  We cannot accept the life we live now, if we worry about the life that was.  

       The future, no matter how bright, may change in the blink of an eye.  One shouldn't worry about something that hasn't happened yet.  

      So, my friends, take this into consideration.  And remember, life is only as good as you make it.