"Looking backward helps us to go forward with a sense of purpose." Rod McKuen
This may seem like a strange quote being as though we usually hear that we shouldn't look back... that the past should stay in the past... and as a matter of fact, when I googled, I couldn't find any quote that said "look back" ... however, I have always trusted Rod and his words... so, as I wrap up my Lenten journey, I have decided that I am going to glance back every once in awhile to remind me how wonderful this Holy time has been for me... and to ensure that I continue to move forward in God's grace ......with purpose...
All the moments in our lives thus lived are tools for moving forward... if we have experienced difficult times, we need to figure out a way to not go back there... EVER.... accept the lesson as learned and correct it as you move ahead... pray to God to give you the ability to open your eyes to see, open your ears to hear, and open your heart to feel all the little warnings... so that you can recognize when you are back there in that stagnate place .. and most of all, ask God for strength to run like heck out of there...
If there were better times in the past, then pray to God to help you remember how you saw things.. how you heard things.. how you felt things... to try to find a way to get that YOU back ... we can't re-live the moments and we shouldn't want to... we need to build on that happiness... reflect on what it was in ourselves that made us so happy during those times... ... maybe we had a better job... maybe we were surrounded by fabulous people... maybe, even, we had a better dog... sounds silly, I know... and it is... jobs and fabulous people and dogs don't make us happier... you were happier because YOU were happier... those things were just incidental...
So this weekend... glance backward for a minute or two... see what it is that can get you moving forward with a sense of purpose.... after all,. it's Spring.. a time of renewal.. it's Lent.. it's Passover... it's Easter ... ALL holidays that free us from the bonds of the past... through prayer, penance, repentance and alms-giving, we ultimately REJOICE.. we are no longer slaves.. we are promised eternal life in heaven.... we can move forward with a purpose... the light within us will illuminate our path... we are people of faith, hope and love.....
This is my prayer affirmation... (using a quote by Og Mandino) ...
Infinite Spirit of God help me to move forward. I am loved beyond measure. I am a blessing to the world. I have a purpose in life and I live a purposeful life. I have faith, hope and love ever present in my heart. "I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply all my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy." Thank you God for making this my truth. Amen.
May your weekend be blessed with purposeful moments,
with love,
Elena
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