In response to Becca's It Is the Sand

Here is Becca's post, It is the Sand.  I copied it here. But you should go to her blog and read it bc she also posted a great pic to go with. http://www.BexAndHerLife.blogspot.com
I am posting it here because it reminds us of an important truth and I hope that many will enjoy it. After her post below, I am copying my comment:

it is the sand

Yesterday I walked along the shore for hours (I'm thinking 3 or 4) and I now know why beach people have such tight feet. My toes are still sore this morning. I walked and walked and very little deep thought encroached on my solitude. When I did stop to ponder my spot in this world, seemingly small standing next to such an immense body of water, I thought about what had in my life had brought me to this point then I turned around and saw not a single footprint. It was like the past didn't matter. I am here that is all that mattered in front of me was a clean slate. I was on a fresh path. No one was leading me, nor was I following anyone. It was like every step was a new beginning and every time I moved forward it washed away. Let the past be your past and let your future be your own. 

My comment:
Your observation is profoundly true. I would like to expand a bit:
The only part of our history that remains in the present is that which we choose to carry with us. Those choices will determine today's emotional, spiritual and physical health.
Are we sad today? What  memories are we holding onto that brought us to that point?
Are we physically ill? What have we eaten, what toxins have we breathed, drank, rubbed on our skin that are still with us, causing unwanted extra weight, disease and a mind that doesn't think clearly?
Are we not liking ourselves? What negative beliefs and lies, all the way back to our childhood, have we chosen to latch onto and keep with us?
Are we missing God in our lives? What experiences or lack thereof (on our part) have we chosen to keep int he forefront of our hearts rather than the reality that He has never left?

All of the past - the good, the bad and the ugly - can be kept or washed away.  It's our choice.



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