Karen Restivo
In other words
Do you remember growing up playing the game Scavenger Hunt?
You weren’t limited by the number of people that could play, and it didn’t require a game board, dice or player tokens.
The only requirement was using your imagination and making up a list of scavenger items.
The player that found the most items on the scavenger list won. Life was so simple.
Despite happy memories of my childhood, if I were given an opportunity to go back in time, my answer would be a firm - no.
Reminiscing about the good old days with friends and family can be heartwarming, but the gift of the present moment arms us with the power to create and grow.
What’s in the past can’t be altered or modified.
Unknowingly, some individuals are scavengers of the past, rummaging through discarded memories looking for any reason to hold on to screen shot memories spattered with infatuation, egoic desires, resentments and judgments.
At some point when you’re whisked back into the rear-view mirror reflection, you ignore what’s happening in the here and now, your current residence.
The rearview mirror analogy helps to put things into perspective.
When you purchase a car, your front windshield covers the width of the vehicle, so the driver has a panorama view when driving.
Though the rear-view mirror is essential, its small stature is only needed so the driver can routinely glance quickly behind them to safely change lanes, travel in reverse or give little Johnny the stink-eye if he’s misbehaving in the back seat.
Once a driver gets behind the wheel of the car, puts on his safety belt and starts the ignition, his/her mind must stay fully committed to the present moment with full awareness of what’s going on ahead of them.
Back in our childhood, things seemed simpler, but considering advancements in technology today, life can be streamlined allowing far more time for things that matter the most to us - time with our loved ones and friends.
In other words, embrace the gift of the present moment and leave the past in the momentary reflection mirror.
You’re holding season tickets to front row seats of the rest of your life.
karenrestivo57@gmail.com.