Change can be painful, especially when it's involuntary. But going back to how things used to be is never possible. Becoming who I was in the past isn't possible. I think this is why nostalgia hits so strongly for me. It's bittersweet because it's remembering a time that's already gone. I'm trying to make the best of today and to be grateful and embrace the future and new opportunities. The tree analogy you mention is very visceral for me because me and my brother was given one chestnut each when we were kids, to plant and care for. I procrastinated and my chestnut was never planted. My brother planted his and it's now a beautiful ~30 feet chestnut tree on our parents' property, some 20 years later. To me it's a reminder of one opportunity taken and one missed, but that it's still not too late to plant a tree even now.
Thank you for sharing!! It's about learning and growing a little everyday. Just like plant analogies we all do things at a different speed. Embracing to be present I think is so important to be able to let go of "what if's" and the endless cycle of overthinking or fear of consequences for doing the "wrong thing" which leads us to procrastinating and staying in the same place.
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Change can be painful, especially when it's involuntary.
But going back to how things used to be is never possible. Becoming who I was in the past isn't possible. I think this is why nostalgia hits so strongly for me. It's bittersweet because it's remembering a time that's already gone.
I'm trying to make the best of today and to be grateful and embrace the future and new opportunities.
The tree analogy you mention is very visceral for me because me and my brother was given one chestnut each when we were kids, to plant and care for. I procrastinated and my chestnut was never planted. My brother planted his and it's now a beautiful ~30 feet chestnut tree on our parents' property, some 20 years later.
To me it's a reminder of one opportunity taken and one missed, but that it's still not too late to plant a tree even now.
Thank you for sharing!! It's about learning and growing a little everyday. Just like plant analogies we all do things at a different speed. Embracing to be present I think is so important to be able to let go of "what if's" and the endless cycle of overthinking or fear of consequences for doing the "wrong thing" which leads us to procrastinating and staying in the same place.