The past is like a boulder
that you carry on your shoulder,
hampering your movement
towards making an improvement
in the ever-changing structure of your life.
When weighted down, each day is filled with strife.
At times, it blocks the sunshine
and obscures what was the one sign,
placed there to allure you
as well as to assure you
that the path you walk upon was meant to be.
Without the sun, how little we can see!
In dredging up the past
and holding on to pain,
the wisdom we could gain
is out of reach.
The NOW is unsurpassed
for staying in our lane;
our present-day terrain
has much to teach.
The past is best behind us,
though its lessons can remind us:
Spirit’s higher vision
will squelch our indecision
when we falter on this course we chose to tread.
Let’s place our trust in God and forge ahead!