MONDAY MUSE (31 December '07)
LET GO OF THE PAST
Today is the last day of the calendar year. For many
it is a reason to celebrate the year that was. Some
use it as an occasion to evaluate their journey of
events. While this can be a very good thing to do,
quite often, we tend to look back more out of being
judgemental than developmental. We get caught in the
passionate perceptions of our past rather than learn
the lessons from our experience.
My artist friend, Hanuman Kambli illustrated the need
for the appropriate approach towards looking back to
the days that have gone by. He said that the past
should be the fertiliser to be used for nurturing
further growth, but alas it is used like a chewing gum
that is chewed on even when it loses it taste! The
many dimensions of our past experience should be a
guide to our future
they should not be the deadweight
that weighs us down and prevents our progress.
I like to state during my unlearning seminars that
while the past tells us where we have come from, it
does not decide where we will go. An impressive past
does not guarantee a positive future and a
not-so-impressive past does not condemn us to
continued mediocrity. We need to hold on to only the
valid lessons and cast ourselves in a fresh attitude
and approach towards the immediate present and the
desired future.
Lets use the metaphor of our life as a ship. The past
is a dimension like the harbour we sailed from. The
present is a dimension like the waters we ride. The
future is a dimension that beckons akin to a
lighthouse. The connection between these three
dimensions decides our personality. However, there is
nothing really that can be called the end of a year.
But surely, there can be a beginning to take off on a
new year in our lives
every day
every moment
if we
only develop new dimensions!
Let go of the past and the moments old,
Cast yourself in a brand new mould!
Get set to rise on newer horizons
Lets develop new dimensions!!
Regards
Pravin
31 December 2007, NASIK, INDIA.
A life coach with a passion to connect people to their
potential, Pravin Sabnis conducts unlearning unlimited
workshops for leading corporate and other groups. The
Monday Muse series (since 2004) is dedicated to the
annual theme of JCI-India.
Pravin K. Sabnis
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