A line in the Optimist Creed reads ‘Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future’ At a recent Optimist International Conference, it was debated whether or not to change the words ‘Forget the mistakes’ to ‘Learn from the mistakes.’ In the end it was decided that the original wording would remain.
Whether your strategy for dealing with the past is learning from it or simply forgetting about it...the fact remains – yesterday is gone, we cannot change what happened but the good news is each of us has today.
And today I have made a choice to start a blog because I have something to say. What choice did you make today? You got out of bed. Congratulations. Now what? Did you get out of bed with a positive attitude? Did you stick to your fitness regimen of diet and exercise? Did you read that book you have been meaning to read for the last week, month, and year?
If you got out of bed and did something worthwhile – something which would change or positively impact your life or the life of others around you….Congratulations!’ You are well on your way to embracing the concept ‘I have today’.
