According to the Bible, God told Lot’s wife not to look back or he would turn her into a pillar of salt. Yet, look back she did.
And so do we.
We ask ourselves such questions as:
Who is that person that has taken up residence so deeply in my mind?
What would have happened if I had made a different decision?
When might I have been able to choose differently?
Where did I learn to make these choices?
Why has my life taken this turn?
How could I have made different choices?
How many of us are so busy looking back that we cannot move forward?
TTYL,
Linda
“How many of us are so busy looking back that we cannot move forward?”
I have been reading Eckhart Tolle’s two books… The Power of Now and The New Earth.
and I am learning so much about the inner workings and not always productive workings of the Egoic mind.
it’s putting so many things about ourselves and the cultures we live in … into perspective! I had tried reading them before. 3 different times. finally this time ‘TOOK’ as they say! and I’m delighted. I feel I’m growing again after being stuck for years.
also…
a quick side story… I remember as a child reading about Lot and his wife. and God turning her into stone because she looked back!!! I questioned his doing that if he truly LOVED us. I thought it was harsh and unusual punishment! LOLOL. and I still do.
interesting dialogue…I don’t think I look back in find out “why I did something…” rather I try to remind myself that “I took the best route/advice/way” at the time…