‘What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters … compared to what lies within us.’ — Ralph Waldo Emerson
This one-sentence quote deals with three important things that makes up every person’s life – the past, the future and what lies within us. It’s important to point out that two-out-of-three of those don’t matter.
The past is the past and what lies behind us is exactly where it should stay — behind us. Remember, there is no way to start a new chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one. It’s OK to glance back, but that’s not the direction you’re going. As far as the future and what lies before us, that chapter has not been written yet so it does absolutely no good to worry and fret about what might happen. Worrying about the future is like carrying an umbrella with you everywhere you go on the chance that it might rain.
The beauty of this quote comes in the last six words: ‘… compared to what lies within us.’ Because what lies within us is the ability to do whatever we set our mind to do, to dream big, work hard, strive to be better every day, be a positive influence, reach for the stars and choose the exact direction we want to take our life.
God’s blessings to you on this day! Have a terrific Thursday and a blessed day!
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