Stop Dragging That Bag Around

I bet you’ve made some mistakes in your life. If you remember them, the results were likely painful.

Every now and then you open up the bag you keep them in, the one you keep dragging around, and take a peek inside.

The stench hits you first. Bad memories tend to go rotten if you don’t do something with them.

Then you take a seat on the curb, hold the bag between your knees, and stare at the contents.

“Just look at what I’ve done,” you say, “what a mess I’ve made of things.”

You sigh, shake your head, and close the bag once more, preparing to drag it behind you for another hundred days.

But what if you emptied it out, spilled the contents on the ground, and sifted through the pile? Instead of judgements, you might find lessons, solutions, and even some redemption.

Damning yourself for your past serves no good purpose. As of right now, you’re not the same person who made the mistakes. That person didn’t have the knowledge you have. He or she didn’t have the opportunity you have to learn from their mistakes.

You can make things better, but only if you do something other than lug your goofs around. Put them to use instead, and you’ll never be left holding the bag again.

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