Time has surely slipped away from me and for no good enough reason! I find myself busy with menial projects, with important projects, or just goofing off then when I look at the clock or calendar I realize that another week and another month has passed by.

Do you ever feel this way? Do you find yourself justifying your projects or your goofing off? How do you feel in the end? Do you shrug it off or beat yourself up over it?

My advice; notice it, own it and learn from it then move forward. I think in the past year my greatest motto has been move forward.

Let’s talk about move forward. Why should we do it, how can we leave the past behind?

Why? Because our past might have served a purpose once but it doesn’t always continue serving us; in some circumstances it might but only hold on to it if it brings pleasure not pain.

How? Well, that part might be a little more difficult for some, it all depends on the circumstance and depth of the past memory. Every one of us and each of our experiences are unique to us even when they are similar to someone else’s experience and we all perceive and receive them differently. That is what makes us special in our unique way.

A few important elements of how to leave the past behind are first to decide that it can’t follow you any longer and believe it with all your heart. You must also acknowledge it and view it from a neutral standpoint instead of an emotional one…this may take work but with perseverance it will come. Finally, you begin seeing what is in front of you rather than what you’ve been dragging behind you and over time you let go of what’s dragging and accept where you’re going or even see more clearly where you can go. Soon, you find that the past is just that and the future is wider and brighter.

Going through the motions as opposed to feeling the actions of what you’re doing helps you to enjoy each day without losing a step. Don’t let time pass you by without grasping what you truly want from life. Stop, see, listen, learn, find a direction and go!