Look Back with Love

We keep saying ‘look ahead’ but sometimes, the past can be the guiding light for the way forward.

Have you ever been through a phase, a moment when your confidence crumbled? When the worry threatened to engulf your peace or doubt left little to no space for faith?

In those times, it’s nearly impossible to get a grip on oneself immediately. Some feelings simply need to be there before the solution, too, appears.

While the unknown is a beautiful space to ‘create’, the ‘feeling’ we want to experience – happy, joyful, sweet, romantic, successful, fulfilling – is best elevated when we pick a memory when we have felt this.

The pride when you achieved, the softness of being held, the joy of an impromptu trip – all these and more are, thankfully, etched in our memory. And ours to pick when we want.

The past can be a beautiful reminder of good tunes, of knowing that no matter what hardship or challenge you are in the midst of, it is possible to feel that way again. And it’s one of the simplest ways to shift the focus to being in a better life state rather than thinking repeatedly about the problem.

It’s yours. Every moment, every emotion. It’s existed before and it will definitely exist again.

And till then, smile :)