Before... Behind... Within

This quote caught my attention this week:

What lies before us and what lies behind us are small matters compared to what lies within us. And when we bring what is within out into the world, miracles happen.  – Henry David Thoreau

It’s so easy to get caught up in thoughts about the past… what went wrong, what we should have done, what other people should have done. It’s also easy sometimes to worry about what’s going to happen… how that project is going to turn out, will we get the house, will we lose the job.

All the problems of the past are in the past, and we truly can do nothing about them except take the knowledge and experience we gained forward with us. Taking the emotions forward with us does nothing. Worrying about the future only serves to make those worst-case scenarios more likely.

The greatest power we have is to be present now. Right now we can use all the benefits gained in the past. We can tap all the talents and energy we have in the present. And we can put the future we want into motion. We can’t do any of that if we focus in the past or the future.

We’re still in the beginnings of the year. It’s a great time to reflect on what we have and plan what miracles we can create.

What do you think? Are you spending most of your time in the past or future? What do you need to bring forward into the world? Leave a comment!

Until next time, remember… We are all magnificent.