When Yesterday is Gone

“Thank the past for all the lessons it taught you; anticipate the future for all the blessings it has in store for you.” ~ Matshona Dhliwayo

What is Yesterday doing in your present moment? What is the value of bringing up the horrors of Yesterday in your now moment? You may have made terrible mistakes yesterday or you could have been misunderstood and treated unfairly. The question of life you would consider is that are you sure you can travel back in time and undo what happened yesterday like one would do on a Computer? Unfortunately, it is an exercise in futility to try that impossible adventure. Many times the people who get stuck in the pains of yesterday look for sympathy from those around them. and they are not ready to move to the next adventure of life. Maybe they are scared of the changes that tomorrow or today require them to make to fit in. 

Yesterday is like torn pieces of paper that have been thrown into the air and have been dispersed by the fast blowing wind in different directions and cannot be regathered and pieced together again and its done. Therefore, why would someone waste time trying to cry over milk that has already been spilled? Look back and ask yourself the questions of life like "What is the lesson that was hidden in yesterday?" "What is the treasure that could have been wrapped up in yesterday?" You will discover that the greatest treasure in yesterday is that you are here alive today. The almighty God has hidden all your promises and blessings in time. Every minute ahead of you holds something of value to your future. Therefore, don't waste valuable energy getting stuck in the past. 

Charles E Hudson could not have been more clearer when he said “Don't let the pain from yesterday ruin the new day that's ahead of you.” However, it is Mehmet Murat ildan, who once said “If your yesterday was much better than your today, then today you will most probably walk around in your yesterday!” in essence we should not define today by yesterday's standards which may be outdated today otherwise we will never grow beyond yesterday's limits. Remember the Fax machines were relevant yesterday but today we have email. Yesterday we had Kodak photo cameras that needed a darkroom to develop images to get a photo, but today we have digital cameras and digital printers to achieve the same thing. Like one wise guy once said "Expectation is the Pillar of Life" Our today should always be filled with higher expectations than yesterday. Hope for tomorrow should always be the last thing we should ever lose no matter what we go through in life

Choose to live in the moment and enjoy life as it has been given to you by God. Life is what it is and you make it what you want it to be. Above all forgive everyone who has hurt you in the past. You have no business carrying the burden of unforgiveness instead of spending quality time creating your future. You are a creator and nothing else