Looking Forward

Author: Sheri Denkensohn-Trott

It’s not always easy to look forward, but sometimes it is necessary. Even when it feels impossible. There are plenty of quotes about the one thing you can control is the future as opposed to being able to control things that have already happened. For a lot of people that is a plus because it makes you feel in charge and not just reacting to what others do or say.

When you look forward, one perspective is that you are writing a book and have plenty of empty pages in front of you to fill out however you see fit. It is in your control to change habits, switch jobs, find a new hobby, and the like. It is easy to get stuck in the same routine, but if you keep doing the same thing over and over and don’t find happiness or peace, something must be changed for there to be a new paradigm.

Many times, it is important to slow down and ‘just be.’ Evaluate how you spend your time. What brings you joy? Take some time to be outside with nature. Read a book. Meditate. Deep breathing is always a good way to settle down and go inward. Often this introspection brings revelations that are helpful. It is easy to get on the treadmill of life and forget about the importance of slowing down and not telling yourself that by doing so you aren’t being “productive.”

Of course, it’s not always easy to forget about the past, and sometimes you should not. Most of us have memories that can and should be revisited at times. But we shouldn’t live there. Take some time to stop, figure things out, and move forward.

Originally published at https://happyonwheels.com on September 30, 2022.