We are all familiar with the phrase, “today is the first day of the rest of your life.” I am not convinced, however, that most of us understand the value of this phrase.  Too often, we focus on our past.  Specifically, we focus on the negative things which have occurred, carrying them on our back until they become an overwhelming burden on our lives.  Doesn’t that result in YESTERDAYS being the first day of the rest of our life?

I understand that we must be attentive to our past and that we must learn from those experiences.  I also understand that one cannot go forward by moving backwards.  In my reality, today is the last day of my past AND the first day of my future.  While I can learn from my past, I am unable to relive it.  So I choose to focus on where I am today, where I want to be tomorrow, and how I am going to get there.

Today, no every day, I encourage you to consider that today is the first day of the rest of YOUR life.  Will you spend it carrying the burdens of your past or will you spend it looking forward to your future?  Just remember that you have already lived your past and you are unable to change it.  However, you are at this very moment living into your future.  What will your future look like?  Just wonderin’!

Make Today a Magnificent Day!

Gary L Rupert