Conversation – 16

Knowing Better Now

Our past can read like a document on what not to do, but we have the present and our future to make a change.

When we look back at the past, knowing what we know now, we often find it difficult to understand how we made the mistakes we made. This is because once we learn new information, it is nearly impossible to reenter the headspace we were in before we learned that information. And so we look back at parents who spanked their kids, for example, and wonder how they could have thought that was a good idea. Similarly, our personal pasts are full of mistakes we can’t believe we made. We did things then that we would never do now, and this is precisely because we have information now that we didn’t have, or weren’t able to access, then.

From ideas about how to raise children to how to treat the environment, our collective human past sometimes reads like a document on what not to do. In many ways, this is exactly as it should be. We learn from living and having experiences. It is from these past actions that we garnered the information that guides us to live differently now. Just so, in our personal lives, we probably had to have a few unsuccessful relationships or jobs, learning about our negative tendencies through them, in order to gain the wisdom we have now.

In order to live more peacefully with the past, it helps to remember that once we know better, we tend to do better. Prior to knowing, we generally do our best, and while it’s true that from the perspective of the present, our best doesn’t always seem good enough, we can at least give our past selves the benefit of the doubt. We did our best with what knowledge we had. Beyond this, we serve the greater good most effectively by not dwelling on the past, instead reigning our energy and knowledge into our present actions. It is here, in this moment, that we create our reality and ourselves anew, with our current knowledge and information. Amen! ✨

@kittengirl,

Good morning in Cali Kitten wishing you and your family a safe week. Sending positive
prayers for you and your family. ✨😘 Take care of those Kitties.

@shoelady60,

Good day in the beautiful ‘burgh. ✨😘😎 I know you are excited about tomorrow.
I hope you and sis can have a good time before Mom Friday and what better way
than with some tea and treats. 🌹💕✨

The Game last night was nerve wrecking to say the least I did not watch but hubby did
I saw the last 15 minutes of the fourth quarter we have another game coming up this
weekend. 😎

Sending good vibes to you and your husband I hope you both are alright after the loss
of his Golfing friend. 🌹 Things are slowly getting back to normal here in OZ.

Blowing kisses at Jake’s Canvas I miss him too. 😘

Enjoy! 😎✨

@71flowerchild,

Howdy in Texas I hope all is going well for you and the family. Sending cool hugs
from OZ to the fur babies. 😘✨😘

I hope this is a good week for you and your family. 😎

Welcome November. ✨✨

@taci,

Good morning in S. California I hope you saw my post from last night. Hang on I will do it
again. ✨😎

This is from your neck of the woods on Halloween night this came to me in an email.

I find this hauntingly beautiful and if you ever see this join the fun. 😜✨😎

Heidi Daus will be on tomorrow. I have added new things to the Heidi Daus Thread. 😘

@oodiebom,

Good afternoon on the Gulf Coast. ✨😎 I hope you were able to get some information
for your husband on some PT for him. Good luck and I hope they don’t keep you on hold
for long.

Oz is very cool today so I am wearing jeans and a sweater. I have been outside doing some
yard errands and working on three threads here in the Community. 😎✨

I am about to have some warm tea. I hope you and hubby have a good and safe day. 😘✨

No worries no sugar. 😜

@xango,

Good afternoon in Florida looks like you and Oodiebom are having your spring so to
speak in Florida. Well OZ is cold and will be in the 30’s over the weekend. ✨😘😎

I am baking and cooking for my husband so the house is nice and toasty there are a
million little things that need to be done. I always say a woman’s work is never really done. 😜

There is always something. Sending some OZ hugs to you. ✨

Enjoy! 😎😘

@ddshoppy,

Good day in S. California may this be a great month for you and the grandchildren. ✨
Drop in when you have time and let me know how you are doing. 😘

@loaf,

Welcome to November you and the kids. 😘✨😎

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