Past to Present

Southbank, Melbourne, Australia

Past to Present
Say it now before it's too late.

We don't know what the future holds

or what's beyond the gate.

Regrets are unnecessary,

just say how you feel.

And you will find the words are kind,

no need to conceal.

Don't look back.

Do not say mistake.

You cannot dwell on what is done,

it's just a risk you take.

When chances are embraced in full 

and fun, fight, games take hook:

The adventures of your life will be like pages in a book.

I recently came across this poem which I wrote when I was about 14.  Clearly I was a budding Shakepeare (jokes).  Although the words are simple, the meaning behind them is not.  I wrote this before I had read anything about living in the now and before I practised meditation or mindfulness.  It's as if we have the answers when we're young and if we lose our way at some point life forces us to work to reconnect with the wisdom inside of us.  I think this is what they mean when they tell us to get in touch with our inner child.  Our inner child is our true self before life's trials and tribulations build up in our minds and our bodies.  We are not our frustrations, our pains and our fears.  We are not our careers, our possessions or our achievements.  Our inner truth is loving and wise.  At the core we are gentle and we are kind.  But in a fast paced world we have to constantly work to remain connected to this part of ourselves so that we don't allow negative thoughts and feelings to manifest into anger, fears or limitations.

The past only affects our present if we allow it to.  If we let go of the past then, and only then, are we able to fully live in the present and avoid limiting ourselves to repeating patterns of behaviour over and over throughout our lives.  
We are the authors of our own lives and we have the ability to create anything we want.  We just have to work out exactly what that is.  Your carriage awaits...

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