A few thoughts on revisiting our old stories + a blessing for the chapters we sometimes want to burn -- I would bet most of us don’t like going back in time to particularly challenging seasons of life. It’s like we’re holding the book of our life and we get past that chapter and we always skip over it so those pages never see the light of day again. Yeah, I’ve got a couple of those chapters too.Problem is — the pain of those chapters don’t stay in those pages. They creep into other chapters. Our body that navigated that hard season often still holds the pain and simply carries it into future chapters. Our body doesn’t wait for our permission. It’s got it’s own thing going on, regardless of how tightly we hold that previous chapter shut.
I remember those days and nights well. We talk about the importance of living in the present, not getting stuck in the past and not focusing too much on the future. But there is so much truth in your words. We may shake the dust off our feet as we leave a place, but it leaves a mark on our spirits. You did well to engage those memories so you could be a stronger person in the present. There is a difference between wallowing in those memories and learning from them. Over time, you walk that line well. There are many blessings in this revisiting, but a very healthy one is that you could release the place to the important work of your friends.
I remember those days and nights well. We talk about the importance of living in the present, not getting stuck in the past and not focusing too much on the future. But there is so much truth in your words. We may shake the dust off our feet as we leave a place, but it leaves a mark on our spirits. You did well to engage those memories so you could be a stronger person in the present. There is a difference between wallowing in those memories and learning from them. Over time, you walk that line well. There are many blessings in this revisiting, but a very healthy one is that you could release the place to the important work of your friends.
❤️