WEEK SEVENTEEN:
UNWRAPPING TOMORROW, TODAY
"Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose."
Lundon B. Johnson
Yesterday is gone, but we can still win back tomorrow by acting today. There is a Shona proverb that says, "Yesterday's meal will not comfort a crying baby." It means that the past cannot be changed, and thinking about it will not affect the present.
We can reminisce about the past all day long – from wishing for the return of our glory days to regretting a mistake we could've avoided - and nothing will change in our lives.
Just as time itself, we must move forward by transitioning from the present into the future. You may have had an undesirable past, but you chart a path towards a desirable future by acting now. Tomorrow is a gift that you begin to unwrap in the present. What will you see when you open it?