How Does Past Life Reflection Affect Our Future?

Recently, I met up with an old college friend and room mate on Face Book.

I was going to follow him to Hastings Law School after college, but a family tragedy sent me in a different direction.  He has spent his life in law and says it has been interesting. I spent most of my life in real estate and it was interesting.

Who doesn’t wake up in the middle of the night sometimes thinking about the past? Sometimes its good and sometimes it isn’t. We regret our mistakes and maybe the paths we missed that might have taken us to greater glories.

Some of the mistakes were also mixed with blessings. Without one we might not have had another. Everyone has a batting average.  No ones hits everything out of the park. Accepting that some things were in our control, some were not, and Chaos Theory had as much influence on our lives as anything.

But today is part of our future. I know people fighting addictions that attend several meetings a week and everyday is a new beginning. Every day we can make good decisions that we will be proud of when we look back. Everyday we can build new relationships and make old ones better.

In this current environment we can live more conservatively and build reserves for an uncertain future. We can take better care of ourselves because we are not sure what kind of safety nets or health costs we could face in the future. We can keep our minds sharp by continuously learning. We can build happiness by engaging in our passions and having gratitude for the beauty that surrounds us free of charge.

Each day we build a more positive foundation, we loosen the grip of past errors. The elders in tribes are respected for a reason. The more mistakes you have made, the more you know.