We can’t go back.
It’s a sad reality because there is always some place in our history where things seemed easier.
Our relationships may have been easier.
Our choices may have been easier.
Our obstacles may not have seemed so daunting.
Sometimes it would be nice to go back and maybe not know the things we’ve learned, or to see things in a different way than we did at the time. Maybe we would make different choices or soak in different moments. Maybe it would just be nice to revisit some of the best days of our lives and the people that were apart of them.
But we can’t go back.
Wishing things could be different now isn’t helpful, this is where we are.
The days I would go back to weren’t easy days…they were going to horse shows, riding Starpasser, and the days when my kids were little. I worked hard. Those days were long and I spent a lot of my time feeling very tired.
It struck me as I was having a lot of “wishing I could do it again” moments, I probably didn’t know at the time that “those days” would be some of the best days of my life.
What if the days we are living now could be the best days of our life when we look back at them?
We need to live them like they are.
We need to make good choices, the choices that keep us progressing and learning and working hard. The choices that tire us out and make the days feel long but also give us direction so we can go somewhere.
That’s what makes for good days to look back on.
We appreciate the struggle in hindsight because it meant we were doing something our future self will thank us for.
Live for now.
It’s all you have.
And make “now” some of the best days of your life.