Looking Backwards

This post was originally written 2 years ago on another blog site in 2014

I wonder sometimes why it is we are never content to be where we are in life. We always seem to find ourselves ever searching ever reaching for the impossible never being satisfied with the here and now the what we have in front of us.

I myself am 53 years old and there are many things that I have yet to do in life and I do hope to do many of these things one day. I would like to see Niagara Falls although I do enjoy quiet peaceful places much more, I think I would like the Falls simply because I love being near the water. I think that I might like to see Hawaii although if I never make it there it won’t be the end all for me either. I live near the beach anyway so I can go anytime I want to. I am sure most of the pictures of Hawaii they show you in post cards are places which are harder to see or much too expensive to travel too anyway.  I may travel one day but if I don’t it won’t be the worst thing in life to ever happen or not happen.

I was blessed or cursed with depending on how you want to look at it, a talent for searching. I am able to search for and find most anyone I set my mind to looking for usually no matter how hidden they are or try to be from me or others. I guess if I were smart I would use these talents and go into a different field such as detective work and make money at it but I chose real estate instead. I search for people as a hobby and to help people when needed.

Anyway I will occasionally use this talent/gift to delve back into my own past and see what has become of old friends and acquaintances and it helps me to realize that sometimes we should be more appreciative of the paths we have chosen in our lives rather than regretting things we didn’t do way back when. Sometimes the things we didn’t do the paths we didn’t choose have led us to be where we are today for a reason. Maybe we should be more grateful we took a different path. Do I miss some of my old friends? Yes I do very much but when I look back to where they are in life and compare it to the places I have been and the places I am going, I know that if I had stayed, I would not be where I am today.

I am trying very hard to learn to be more content in life with what I have I try to slow down and look around me when life seems to be getting too hectic and really take a look beyond myself and watch others struggling with life around them too. I find that simply reaching out to do a small kindness for someone not only surprises people it really makes my day seem lighter too. It doesn’t have to be very much.

If we always do what we’ve always done, We will always be where we’ve always been!
See You Soon!!