Gratitude 27 … the Past
Today I am grateful for my Past — how those events have co-generated my Here&Now, as well as how they have solidified the person I have decided to Become …
Yes, I realize that there is no such thing as a truly objective recollection of the past. Our perceptions of time (along with time itself) are illusory by their very nature, and the memories we possess of past encounters are all severely tainted both by the extremely limited input that we used to construct them, and by our emotional inclinations at the time those memories were recorded …
And yet, there is a much deeper Worth to the past, a worth much more poignant than the mere historical recollection of events — a Worth that is unsurprisingly found in the present. Indeed, regardless of how inaccurate our recollections of the past are, they do reflect with perfect precision the person we are currently choosing to become …
And it is for this reason that I am thankful for the memories of my past — for they provide me with a clear bellwether as to how closely (or not) I am coming in this moment to actualizing my True Self. In those moments when my memories are filled with anger or sadness; indignation or regret — I know that my ego holds sway over my present moment, and I know that I am far from Self. Conversely, when my memories are filled with gratitude and joy — I know that my conscience is ruling the day; that I have gently taken hold of my Here&Now and am using it as the Gift it is … and I know that I have returned to Being who I was born to Become.
In this way, my memories — when I choose to detach from them — serve as signposts, guiding me back to The Way to Oneness.
And so it is that I climb to my proverbial mountaintop, take a deep breath filled with profound reverence, and let loose with a long & loud –
Thank Youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
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