I was driving home last night, after a long but wonderful day. And I was listening to music by some of my favorite artists.
And low and behold, a song came on that made me think. (I know you're shocked!)
"Long Way Home" by Dan Godlin.
If you haven't heard of him, check him out. Trust me, well worth your time!
But back to my point. We can never go home again. We are unable to go back to what life was like. We cannot take back what has happened in the past. But I'm not sure this is a bad thing.
Our mistakes and our pasts make us who we are. Without them, we wouldn't learn the valuable lessons that they teach us.
I'm not saying that these mistakes aren't painful. I'm not saying that we can't have regrets. I'm not saying that we can't remember things longingly at times. What I'm saying is that we can't go back and shouldn't wish we could. I know that there are times in my life that I wish I had done things differently. There are times that I should have made a different choice.
But here I am. I am the person those decisions have formed, good or bad. So I keep taking a step forward. Every day I try to do a little bit better. I look back on my past with both smiles and tears. I look back in order to try and see the future more clearly. I dream of what tomorrow may bring, and then, with all my might, I try to live in today. We can dwell in the past, we can live for tomorrow. But the past is dead and gone - the future is not a guarantee - so why do anything besides put most of our focus on today. I'm not someone who says we shouln't plan for tomorrow, just as I don't say to never look backwards. I'm just saying that we need to remember that today is here. Let's enjoy it.
Maybe Dan Godlin is right. It is such a long way home from here. But the question is. What is your "home"? Is it a place of peace with your family and friends, is it a promotion at work, is it finding fulfillment where you never expected it? Whatever it is, it may appear to be a long way off. But remember, each day, you can find your home just where you are. You can strive for contentment with what and who you have, or you can strive to make a change. As I said. We can't go backwards, we can't change the past. So please, don't make your home your past. Make it your now and your future. For it is all we have.
Now I give you "Long Way Home" by Dan Godlin
These are the lyrics to Dan's song (at least I hope I got them all correct!). Enjoy the music.
I wish you could read my mind
Cause I can’t mastermind the breakout
I’ve been locked inside of life
Scared to roll the dice on you
I’m the stranger in the crowd
No one like me around to talk to
No entry on the side
No exit I can find
For me
Are we leaving our best behind?
I’ll never know, but I gotta go
Leaving to redesign
The story to be told
It’s such a long way home from here
Walking the miles we lost last year
Counting the promises and tears
It’s such a long way home
It’s a long way from here
I wish I could lift the weight of the choices that I made
about us
All the voices in my head, the echo in the things you said
There’s no credible defense from the emptiness that rents
this heartache
Just a groom without a bride
A train without a track to ride
Are we leaving our best behind?
I’ll never know, but I gotta go
Leaving to redesign
The story to be told
It’s such a long way home, from here
Walking the miles we lost last year
Counting the promises and tears
It’s such a long way home, it’s a long way from here
It’s a fire that won’t burn out
It’s a time you can’t turn around
We can never go back, we can never go back again
It’s a princess without a crown
It’s an army of soldiers in a no war town
We can never go back, we can never go back again
It’s such a long way home from here
Walking the miles we lost last year
Counting the promises and tears
It’s such a long way home, it’s a long way from here
It’s such a long way home, it’s a long way from here
So very true! Live in the 'today' but remember the past and look forward to the tomorrow.
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