reminiscing

When I walk around campus and I walk through places with lots of tree I always find myself reminiscing. As many of you probably do not know is that I think about my past more than I should. The other day I was avoiding studying and started reading old messages on Facebook, and I stumble upon a message conversation of a past relationship with a guy. I had forgotten all about this message when I started reading I almost started crying thinking about all the fun we had together. Then I went back and found every message I had gotten from a boy I had been in a relationship with. While reading them I kept asking myself Why did this end, again replaying events from the past. I wish there was a magic button to erase the bad stuff and just remember the good stuff, but I think that magic button is God. When I get into sad moods like that I always pray for God to take away my bad memories and all the hurt I went through. So instantly does it go away? No, cause I also think it is very important to learn from your past. Then I thought I need to delete these messages but I couldn't make myself do it.  They are good memories I want to keep, but I just wish the bad feelings would go away.  These past relationships were all learning opportunities to teach myself more about...well myself. So I guess what I'm getting to is do not live in the past like me(which im working on). Move on with your life and forget the bad memories, but learn from them. Occasionally look back on the good memories get a good laugh or smile and keep on moving forward with life.

'Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,'

Philippians 3:13