Contemplation

We Heart It

Today I've been thinking a lot about how the past can be good for us.

"The past is like looking in a rearview mirror. It's good to look back and see how far you've come, but look too long and you'll miss whats right in front of you."

I know the past can be full of difficult memories and awkward experiences which none of us ever want to experience again, but sometimes revisitng those memories which make us ultimately cringed out or sad and emotional can be the best ones to motivate us.

Sometimes these memories can help to make us feel glad or proud of how far we've come.

Looking back is like a drug to solve the unmotivated mood which leads us to lie in bed all day thinking that nothing is ever going to happen for us (trust me, I've done it!)

But nothing is ever going to happen if we just sit there and don't try, is it?

My message to you, the internet, is that the past can show us how much we are capable of, and how much further we can get if we want to. 

I might not have a very big insight on the past as a sixteen year old, but I can tell the world  that I can be proud of my past because it shows me that I have achieved so much and want to achieve more, but I'm not going to dwell on the bad things which will make me forget to try.

YOU are amazing.

In memory of my Grandad, who died a year ago today. You motivate me to make you proud.