…there you are,” was just one of the inane sayings coming out of the 60s, but more often than not there’s a kernel of truth even in the inane. The saying aptly comments on our journey along the yellow brick road because wherever we find ourselves on the road…that’s where we happen to be in the present.
Too often, I believe, we waste precious time both thinking about where we were and also where we want to be. Where we were is history. We shouldn’t let it lay claim to us in the present. We also shouldn’t let our present be dictated by the future, especially if it is a future we think we need to be whole.
That doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate what has happened or learn from it, and it doesn’t mean we can’t have hopes for the future. It only means we have to drink every drop of the present. We have to savor the moments we have. We have to be an active participant, not just a bystander.
Good words of wisdom to live in the present
My drink of choice is the present & my past doesn’t define me. Drink up!!
Some of the most interesting people I’ve ever met are the ones who are constantly a work in progress. They don’t rest on their laurels or use their past as a crutch. Someone much wiser than I am said “It’s never too late in fiction or life to revise.”