Driving Life Well with Side- Rear-View Mirrors and Backup Camera
c. Donald J. Reinhardt, March 24, 2015
Photo: Canyonlands National Park, Aerial View. Credit:Neal Herbert, National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/cany/planyourvisit/driving.htme
Although life is truly not a car, there are similarities and
aspects to think about. However, here I will simply mention how to possibly
drive and steer your life a little better using the mirrors and a backup camera
of the mind and heart to carry you forward.
Life Driving - Mirrors and Cameras, Memories and Reflections, Can
Help and They Work
Experience is a great teacher and memory and remembrances are
great reminders of past events. Clear, normal and rested minds use experience, memories
and events to reflect on life, review life, evaluate life and move life forward
positively.
What does this driving of life mean? Simply this: If we remember
our goals, our endpoint visions, our past mistakes, miscalculations, errors or
even our bad habits and work at correcting them, then we can proceed to live our
lives better and straighter. Of course, it takes clear mirrors and reflections
of life to achieve purposeful, useful, positive direction to move us forward. Clouded
side-rear-view or an absent backup camera are useless and not helpful at all Yes,
it takes clear thinking, deep reflection
and solid, ordered plans (most suitable if written down as goals or objectives)
to direct us forward and make it all work for a better life drive and journey.
However, You Say, We Cannot Go Backward and Reverse Our Past
Mistakes, Right?
That is true. We cannot go back and change the past. We are
reminded the past is passed, so let it be and rest in peace. Do not linger and
dwell in the past except whenever the past helps you to grow, understand,
evolve, enrich, fertilize and refresh your present life. Do not anchor in the
past or be melancholy forever there. Pleasant memories are good and helpful.
Yes, use all positive things of the past to push, encourage and cause you to
press forward with vigor and enthusiasm. Those reflections in the mirrors of
our minds, if they are accurate and not delusional, help us to sort out our
errors, missteps, the bad routes and roads we took, and the road blocks we did
not negotiate by not taking the right detours. Nevertheless, your side-
rear-view reflections and backup memory camera can help you avoid pitfalls,
road shoulders, ditches, and obstacles to your left, right and behind as you
drive optimistically forward.
The Final Life and Car Driving Thoughts to Reflect Upon
We will rest our case here with some simple and final
ideas to carry you forward.
1. Use your life experiences in positive ways to improve and enhance
your life drive
2. Do not be afraid to reflect back and use those mirrors and cameras
3. Resolve to drive straight and well as you look for the best routes
to take and the best places to go
Is it really all that simple this life driving? Well, yes and no.
Life is not simple, nor is it easy for most people. But a better life is
possible. What is true is that your life is your own, and although
circumstances and situations may come against you, many people throughout
history have proven that we all can be heroes, captains of own fates. They
resolved, and we can too, to make the best life they can regardless of the
circumstances. That is my wish and prayer for everyone.
Another, earlier and first version of this concept and Idea of life driving, mirrors and cameras is reflected here. You might enjoy reading and comparing this article and the other if you have not read it..
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